23 



IV. 8eed 



V. Earliness. 



Percentage of lint, 



' f50. 



Weight ko. 



1-50. 



Shape and size, 



Color, 



F'ield estimate: A'ery early. a 



Number open 54 



Number grown --[ o 

 Number younger.) 



8 best plants. 



b 

 29 



c Average. 

 81 38 



6 21 



10 



VI. 



Total 57 35 52 48 



Percentage of bolls oj^en, 79. 

 p ,.„ jSelected plants (field estimate); percentage, 100. 



" [3 best jilants (office), 



VII. Lint (field estimate), 



THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 



ILLINOIS. 



The colleo-e of agriculture is one of the six colleges of the University 

 of Illinois. Candidates for admission to the college of agriculture are 

 required to have the same number of high school credits as candidates 

 for admission to other colleges of the university. 



This number is 40 credits at the present time, but it will be increased 

 to 42 credits in 1905. By the term credit is meant the work in a sub- 

 ject continuous]}^ pursued with daily recitations through one of the 

 three terms of the high school year; or, in other words, the work of 60 

 recitation periods of forty minutes each, or, the eqitivalent in labora- 

 tory or other practice. Of the total number of credits required for 

 admission, 9 must be in English, 7 in mathematics, and G in science 

 and history. For graduation from the college of agriculture, students 

 are required to have obtained 130 university credits. By the univer- 

 sity credit is meant a class period a week for one semester, each class 

 period presupposing two hours' preparation by the student, or the 

 equivalent in laboratory, shop, or tiekl practice. The work for 79 

 credits is prescribed as follows: 



15 credits in agronomy. 

 5 credits in thremmatology. 

 2i credits in animal husbandry. 

 2^ credits in dairy husbandry. 

 8 credits in horticulture. 

 15 credits in chemistry. 



5 credits in botany. 



5 credits in zoology. 



2 credits in economics. 



6 credits in rhetoric. 



5 credits in military science. 



3 credits in physical training. 



5 credits in geology. 



Of the remaining 56 credits required for graduation at least l^must 

 be chosen in animal husbandry or dairy husbandry, 5 in natural his- 

 tory, 3 in English, and 25 in technical agriculture. The remaining 

 credits may be o})tained from any subjects oti'ered in the university 



