PKOGRESS IN AGRICULTUEAL, EDUCATION, 369 



Stock interests, the elements of animal nutrition — protein, carbohydrates, min- 

 erals- etc. 



Feeding standards and balanced rations. 



The common ailments of farm animals — symptoms and methods of prevention 

 or treatment. 



Fourth Yeak. 



The farm home, huihiings, and surroundings. — Location of buildings, plan 

 of house, cost and construction, modern conveniences. Barns and outbuildings, 

 location, plans, cost and construction, sanitary drainage and sewerage, disin- 

 fection, sources and supply of pure water. The lawn, walks, and drives. 

 Selection and planting flowers, shrubs, and trees. Cultural suggestions. 



Equipment of houses and barns with heat, light, motor power, water pres- 

 sure, ventilating and cleaning devices, and other machinery. 



Farm mechanics. — Cement construction. Walks, basement, stable floors, and 

 driveways, steps, tanks, small bridges, sewer pipe, drain tile, and reenforcement. 

 ►Silo construction. Tools and leveling for drives. Location of tile and sewer 

 drains. Construction. 



Farm machinery. — A study of the elements of mechanics and of machine de- 

 signs entering into the construction of all machinery, followed by a special 

 study of motors, including gasoline and steam engines, steam boilers, power 

 transmission, windmills, water wheels, pumps, hydraulic rams, farm machinery 

 for tillage, seeding, harvesting, etc. 



Roads. — Macadam, sand-clay, burnt-clay. Methods and cost of construction, 

 management, and care. Road drags. 



Beekeeping. — Location, what race to choose, what hive to adopt, management 

 in swarming, how to avoid stings, prevention of swarming, how to obtain sur- 

 plus honey and wax, wintering, risk and loss through disease and enemies, 

 beneficial effects in pollenization. 



Forestry. — Forestry and farm designing. The need of forest planting, a 

 planting plan, trees and methods recommended. Special features about the 

 farmstead. The life of a tree, the life of a forest, enemies of the forest. 



Recitations on the history, production, and marketing of cereal crops, potatoes, 

 field beans, forage, and miscellaneous crops. 



Recitations on elementary farm accounting, selection and purchase of farms, 

 cost and relative profit of various farm operations and systems of farming. 



MAINE. 



Under a recent act of the Maine Legislature, which provides that 

 any incorporated academy in the State maintaining a course in man- 

 ual training, domestic science, or agriculture approved by the State 

 superintendent of schools, shall be entitled to receive annually from 

 the State a sum equal to the amount expended for such instruction 

 up to $250 for each course, an agricultural high-school course has been 

 adopted in Leavitt Institute at Turner Center, Me. The course ex- 

 tends through four years and includes the ordinary academic sub- 

 jects in addition to a full line of agricultural instruction of sec- 

 ondary grade. A rather unusual feature of the course as reported is 

 the application of chemistry " to agriculture, the study of soils, plant 

 life, and fertilizers " in the first year. 

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