35 annual California Thoroughbred Breeders Sale at Santa Anita in July for $h,800. Profits from these sales help maintain the cost of operating the breeding unit. Six full-time and two half—time instructors were assigned to the department. During the l9h6—h7 fiscal year animal husbandry students re- ceived $12,h70 as their share of the profits from student-owned and operated projects. The foundation received $6,239.52 as its share of the profits from these projects. Approximately $6,800 was paid out to students for wages for operation of the beef} swine, sheep and horse breeding herds and foundation owned livestock and the feed room operations. An average of 12 students were employed part time during the year at approximately $h0 each per month. Forty students fed out and marketed lBO head of beef cattle in- cluding: Reserve Grand Champion carload of steers at Great Western livestock show; also Champion Angus and Champion Shorthorn steers of the open division at the Great‘Western; Champ Shorthorn load of steers at the Grand National Livestock show, and the Champion Junior Calf, Reserve Champion Senior Calf, and Reserve Champion Junior Calf at the same show. Sixty students fed out over 360 head of hogs as projects. In- cluded were: Grand Champion barrow and Reserve Grand Champion pen of barrows at the California State Fair; and miscellaneous ribbon winners in hog classes at both the Grand National and Great Western Livestock shows. Forty-four students fed out project sheep in three classes: rams, show fat lambs and commercially fed lambs. Three students were assigned the rams and sold them at the California State Ram Sale in May. Thirteen students fed fat lambs and exhibited them