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It lias litvu tlir iihjci't 'if (lie (•oiiiiiiittee to make such an outHue <if tliis course as 

 can easily l)e adjusted to the reiiuireiuents of institutions with <lifferent organization 

 and envinjnment. While the syllabus is intended to limit tlie range of subjects 

 'which may properly be incduded under agronomy, the amount of attention which 

 sliall be given to particular topics will vary according t<j circumstances. The series 

 of chapters and practicums are in a measure intended simply to show a way in which 

 the subject of agronomy may be presented in actual practice. This is especially true 

 of that portion of the course which relates to individual farm crops, to which atten- 

 tion will naturally be given according to their relative importance in different 

 localities 



SYLLABUS OF COURSE IN AGRONOMY. 



Theory and [iractice of the ])roduction of farm crops. In 



Defixitiox agronomy we need to consider the several kinds of plants 



grown as farm crops under the following subjects: 



The I'l-ANT. 



Structure (anaton-y). 

 Composition. 

 Physiology. 

 Environment. 



Plant tkoductiox 



In agriculture has for its object the adaptation of environ, 

 ment to the anatomy and physiology of the })lants under 

 cultivation, wdth a view to securing crops which are l)est 

 suited to the uses of man or the domestic animals. 



We niay conveniently begin the study of plant production 

 by considering the general characteristics of the environment 

 of plants as gnjwn in the field. 



But environment may l)e conveniently divided according 

 to position, as follows: 



EXVIKON.MENT 



( Divided aeeordiiig to 

 position.) (Chapters 

 I-III of lecture out- 

 line page 16.) 



A)>ove ground, 

 (climate) 



Light ... 



Heat 



Moisture 

 Air 



'2. Under ground. 



(soil) 



Heat 



^Moisture . 



Air 



Earth (soil 

 Fertilizers 



Study the relation of 

 each of these factors 

 to plant growth, and 

 also briefly their ef- 

 fects in different com- 

 Innations, i. e., differ- 

 ent climates. 



Point out that the rela- 

 tion of these factors 

 to plant growth may 

 be most clearly per- 

 ceived by first consid- 

 ering them in their 

 relation to each other 



