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The following- exhibits will give an idea of the nature and scope of 

 the examination.s required in agronomy and of the notes taken b}^ 



students in the field : 



Exhibit No. 1. 



EXAMINATIONS IN AGRONOMY. 



Examination in heffinnirtg agwnonuj, m-ond term, mphomorc year. 



I. {a) In what kind of weather and at what time of year can wetter soils he safely 

 plowed than under other conditions? Explain. (6) Does a clay or a sandy soil 

 contain more moisture when plants begin to wilt? Explain. 



II. {a) Discuss the importance or nonimportance of the hygroscopic power of 

 soils, {h) Discuss the practicability or otherwise of determining what fertilizers to 

 apply by an analysis of the soil. 



III. Discuss capillarity in the soil (direction of movement, favorable conditions, 

 effect of slight rain after long drought, etc.). 



IV. Explain fully the effect of cultivation on the moisture in the different layers 



of soil. 



V. Discuss fully the size and use of the roller and its effects on the soil, and state 

 conditions when it should be used. 



YI. Discuss the general direction for ditches, methods of making junctions, and 

 draw cross section illustrating {a) carrying canal, [h) shallow hillside ditches, (c) 

 open drainage ditch. 



VII. ('0 Discuss grades for open tile drains, {h) Make drawing of homemade 

 level and show how used (r) in making a terrace and ((/) in giving a uniform grade 

 to bottom of a ditch. 



VIII. Irrigation, (o) Give three commonest sources of water in order of cheap- 

 ness. {}>) What advantages in furrow system over flooding system? (c) What 

 levels would head ditclies follow and how would nature of soil influence the grade 

 of the rows? 



IX. Discuss fall versus spring plowing in the Gulf States. 



X. (rt) Give a three-year rotation for cotton ft\rm, showing why the crops should 

 follow in the order stated, {h) Outline a rotation that will put half the land in 

 cotton each year, (c) Construct a five-year rotation for a mixed cotton and stock 

 farm in the central prairie region of Alabama, stating when each crop is planted. 



■ Examination in. agronomii {forage plant. ^), tliirdferm, sophomore year. 



I. (a) What advantages has fall sowing of grasses and clovers over spring sowing? 

 (b) Mention three legumes that can not be sown in fall and give best month for 

 sowing each of the three. 



II. (o) Compare early versus late cutting of hay. [b) When cut red clover? 



III. Give means of distinguishing small grains of oats, wheat, barley, and rye. 



IV. Discuss Texas blue grass. 



V. Discuss redtoi^. 



\l. Discuss white clover. 



VII. Discuss culture and uses of rape plant. 



VIII. Give time of sowing, amount of seed, soil requirements, and uses of melilotus. 



IX. Velvet beans — uses and culture. 



X. Hairy vetch — discuss best mixtures of this with other seed for given conditions. 



