DEPARTMENT REPORTS 49 



vioiisly occupied has been fitted up as otficCvS aud the Department is now 

 housed in a very satisfactory manner. 



Kespectfullv submitted, 



O. E. REED, 

 Professor of Dairy Husbandry. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARMENTS OF FARM CROPS. 



To the President, 



Sir: — I take pride in reporting a year of progress in our instructional 

 work. Opportunity was otIVred for the development of newly established 

 courses. The presence of aiblitional graduate students greatly increased 

 the strength of the laboratory work supporting each course. The follow- 

 ing courses were presented bj' the department: — 



Farm Crops 1 — Cereals. — A required Freshman Course. Two-hour lecture and 

 two-hour laboratory periods per week. Three credits. 162 students. 

 J. F. Cox, J. R. Duncan, and Assistants. 



Farm Crops 2 — Forage Crops. — A required Sophomore Course. Two-hour lecture 

 and two-hour laboratory periods per week. Two credits. 91 students. 

 C. R. Magee, W. H. Hosterman. 



Farvi Crops 3 — Advanced Cereals. Grain Judging and Marketing for Seniors. — 

 Four laboratory and three lectures. Five credits. Twenty-six students. 

 G. W. Putnam, C. E. Cormany, and Assistants. 



Farm Crops -'/ — Advanced Forage Crops. — Three lectures and two laboratory 

 periods. Five credits. Twenty-six students. 



C. R. Megee, C. E. Cormany, and Assistants. 



Farm Crops .7« — Applied (Jcnctics. — (For Seniors). — Three hour lecture and 

 two laboratory periods. Five credits. Three students. 

 F. A. Spragg. 



Farm Crops ol) — Advanced Plant Genetics. — (For Seniors). — Three-hour lecture 

 and two laboratory periods. Five credits. Five students. 

 F. A. Spragg and Graduate Assistants. 



Farm Crops 6 — Crop Adaptations and Rotations. — (For Seniors). — Three lecture 

 and two laboratory periods. Five credits. Twenty-six students. 

 J. F. Cox, G. W. Putnam, H. R. Pettigrove. 



Farm Crops 7 — Potatoes. Sugar Beets and Minor Root Crops. — (For Juniors. — 

 Two lecture and one laboratory periods. Three credits. Thirty-four students. 

 C. E. Cormany and Graduate Assistants. 



Short Course — Farm Crops A. — 16 weeks. Forty-eight students. 

 C. R. Megee, C. E. Cormany. 



Farm Crops B. — 16 weeks. Fourteen students. 

 C. R. Megee, C. E. Cormany. 



Farm Crops A. — N weeks. Twenty-four students. 

 C. R. Megee, C. E. Cormany. 



Crops Course for Dairy Short Course. Nineteen students. 

 C. R. Megee. 



Short Course — Potato Production. Thirty-five students. 

 C. E. Cormany. 



