1. It shall be the duty of the University of Missouri to promote and encourage the poultry industry in the state of Missouri in all its branches; to organize the poultry raisers of the state, for the purpose of affording a systematic means for gathering useful information for the use of the university, and to publish the same for the benefit of the farmers and poultry raisers of the state of Missouri. It shall be their duty to gather poultry statistics and information as to the best and most profitable means of raising and handling poultry and publish the same in bulletins as frequently as may be deemed expedient; hold poultry institutes in different sections of the state, for the purpose of giving instructions in the breeding and raising of poultry; provide for and manage one annual state poultry exhibition at such time and place as may be determined by the university; provide lectures for the promoting and encouraging the poultry interests of the state.

2. They shall have general management and supervision of such organizations of poultry breeders as may be formed under their authority, and power to make such needful rules and regulations as will best promote the objects of their organization; and shall make an annual report to the general assembly of the state, embracing an abstract of the work accomplished by the university for the next preceding year, and accompanied by such recommendations, including especially such a system of public instruction on this subject as may be deemed useful.