DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 43 



"During- the college year, now abuiiL to close, five nhort courses were 

 offered, viz: General Agriculture, first and second years; Creamery 

 ]\rauageuient, first and second years; Cheese Making; Poultry Raising and 

 Fruit (Jrowiug. These were nil eight -weeks courses exccjtt 1lie second 

 year Creamery Management which was six. During the develojiment of 

 these courses the process has been a lengthening one, the course in Finiit 

 Crowing at one time extending over but two weeks. The committee 

 reconnnends that all courses other tlinu general agricuHure remain un- 

 changed, as to time and general plan, for the present. 



''Your committee also recommends that the course in general agricul- 

 ture, for the coming year, be lengthened by the addition of seven weeks 

 beginning Monday, November lird.. ini.'>. The future may demand still 

 further extension but we deem it best not to make a more radical change 

 during the first year of the transition. We also recommend that, for 

 a time at least, the work of this first term, November 3rd. to December 

 10th., be made independent, as far as possible, of the second term until 

 the new plan shall have comi»letely replaced the present eight weeks 

 course. 



''This would therefore make it possible to readvertise the second 

 terms along with the otlier short courses after registration for the first 

 term had taken place. 



''We also recommend that tlie standard of entrance should not be less 

 than completion of the eighth grade or its equivalent, and that the 

 minimum age limit should not be less than seveuteen years." 



The following is an outline of the two year short course now being 

 offered including subject designations and time allowed : 



SCHEDULE OF STUDIES FOR TWO-YEAR WINTER COURSE IN 



AGRICULTURE. 



FIRST YEAR. 



First Term. Hours. 



Live Stock, Breed Tvpes 70 



English ". 35 



Forge and Bench 70 



Soil Formation 20 



Farm Crops 15 



Second Term. 



Study of Breeds GO 



Forge and Bench 60 



Veterinary Science 40 



Soils 20 



FaiTB Crops 20 



Animal Feeding 40 



Horticulture . 20 



Forestry' 20 



