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KKPORT OF OFFICE OF EM'KKIMKNT STATIONS. 



AGRICULTURAL CnEMlSTKY — 180 llOlliS. 



General introduction and review 



Compopition and iinipcrtit's of matter. 

 I'mpcrtics and laws of cdiidiination of 



clt'iiicnts and simpler compounils. 

 I^alxiratory nianipnlations. 

 Classification of elements, equations, for- 



iiiulay, etc. 



Air and water. 



Soils and fertilizers. 



riant growth and products. 



Chemistry of 



[ Foods. 

 i Nutrition. 

 Animal body and products. 



Aniiiiai life , 

 Dairyinji. 

 Introduction to analyticai> methods. 



BOTANY' — 180 hours. « 



The accompanying outline course for botany in the agricultural colleges is based 

 very largely upon the standard elementary course recommended for adoption by the 

 Society for Plant Morphology and Physiology, and embraces one year's work, the 

 lectiu"es and laboratory work required being about 180 hours. The various topics 

 and sequence need not be strictly followed, and in many cases it will be found 

 advisable to transfer subjects from one group to another in the sequence of teaching. 

 Either group may be condensed, or each may be extended to cover a year's work. 

 If 120 hours are given in the second year and 60 hours in the third year, the adjust- 

 ment can 1)6 made to suit the convenience of the instructor and the facilities for 

 instruction. Instruction in taxonomy is not provided, since the use of the manual, 

 while desirable in itself, is not essential for an elementary course in botany. In 

 Botany II it is recommended that the earlier groups of plants be passed over rajtidly, 

 particular attention l)eing given to their economic features, and that progressively 

 more time be given to the higher and more conspicuous forms. The course as a 

 whole may be given in about 80 hours of lectures or recitations and 100 hours of 

 practicums. 



«The time allowance for this course might with advantage be extended to 240 

 hours l)y taking 60 hours from physiology, which has been given a relatively liberal 

 time allowaiice. 



