10 



N'ark'ties 



InDI V I Dl'A L FARM 



CKors. 



(Chapters XXXI V-LX 1. 1 

 (The crops to be stmlicil 

 will vary aocordiiiK'- to 

 localitv and other cir- 

 cunistanccs.) 



Next j^tudy individual farm iiops accurdiiig to the follow- 

 ing scheme: 



'' Name. 

 Place in classilication. 

 >Structure. 

 ('omponition. 

 Pliysioloofy. 

 Botanical ft'lations. 



Chit^sili cation. 



Improvement. 

 Geographical distribution. 



' Choice anil jireparation of soil. . 



Manuring. 



Seeds (or other parts of ])lanti 

 used for planting) — (Selection — 

 amount — treatment. 



Planting. 



Cultivating. 



Place in rotation. 

 Ihirvesting. 

 Presi'rvatioii. 

 I'ses. 

 Preparation for use. 



^\'ee<ls ' 



Ftingi 



Pacteria 



Insects 



P.irds 



(iuadrnpeds . 



Cultu 



"e 



( )l)slructions togrow t li, 

 preservation, or use. 



Cleans of repres- 

 sion. 



I'mduction. 



Marketing. 



History. 



OUTLINE FOR A COURSE OF LECTURES OR A TEXT-BOOK ON 



AGRONOMY. 



['J'lie lectures arc intended to cover It'J hours.] 



Chapter I. General climatic con<litions. 



II. Plant food and growth. 



III. Air as a source of plant fooil. 



IV. The nature, functions, origin, and wasting of soils. 



y. Properties of soils, chemical and physical. Classifications, texture, com- 

 position, and kinds of soils. 

 VI. Physics of soils as related to plant growth (capillarity, solution, diffusion, 

 and osmosis). 

 VII. Soil temperature. 

 VIII. Relation of air to soil. 

 IX. Soil water. 

 X. Irrigation. 

 XI. Improvement of soil through drainage. 

 XII. Drainage methods. 



XIII. Conservation of soil moisture. 



XIV. Physical effects of tillage. 



XV. Chemical and l)iological effects of tillage. 



