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Farm management and ACRicn/rrRAL encuneerint. — The 

 course comprises a study of the various types of farming, in- 

 ckuHng the extensive, intensive, and mixed systems. It inchides 

 also the laying out of fields, the rotation of crops, cost of farm- 

 ing operations, and the like. The student becomes familiar 

 with the use of surveying and leveling instruments, and their 

 employment in the measurement of land and in the establisli- 

 ment of drainage systems. He also receives instruction in the 

 planning, designing, and construction of farm buildings, water 

 systems, and sewerage. A study is made of the machinery 

 used on the farm, demonstrations and tests being made. In- 

 struction is given in farm mathematics and its application to a 

 system of records of the various operations of the farm, such 

 as field labor, milk production, and crop yields. 



Forestry — This course includes a study of the geographical 

 distribution of forests and their relation to the welfare of the 

 people as a whole. Forest maps are constructed accompanied 

 with reports upon the condition of the mapped area and the 

 types of forest growth. Practical instruction *is given in thin- 

 ning and planting forests, and in forest measurements. This 

 includes work in determining the content of felled and standing 

 trees, in cubic feet, cords, and. board feet, and the means of 

 determining the rate of growth, vohune, and yield. Lumbering 

 is considered from the economic standpoint, the student spend- 

 ing several weeks in a lumber camp, presenting the results of 

 his observations in the fnrm of a written report. Tlie common 

 commercial woods are classified as to their physical properties 

 and their economic uses, and their mechanical, chemical, and 

 other properties are studied. 



Horticulture — Following an introductory course, designed 

 to cover in a general way the entire field of horticulture, a 

 systematic study is r.iade of the more important types and 

 varieties of fruits. Instruction is given in the location of or- 

 chards, methods of setting, cultivating, fertilizing, pruning, and 

 spraying. Students receive a thorough drill in the methods ot 

 picking, grading, packing, storing, and marketing fruit. The 

 principles of vegetable gardening are taught and exercises given 

 in the use of hot beds and cold frames. A study is made of 

 greenhouse management and construction, supplemented by 



