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contains several hundred volumes, journals, and pamphlets, in English, 

 German, and French, relating in part or wholly to the subject of agron- 

 omy. These are accessible to all of the students in the department, but 

 are used more largely by students engaged in research work. 



Laboratory, lecture, or field noteljooks are required to be kept bj'^ 

 students in all courses in agronomy, and in most courses students are 

 required to prepare two or three essays of from 1,000 to 5,000 words 

 each during the semester. As a rule, preliminary examinations are 

 given at the end of each month and a tinal examination at the close of 

 the course. The student's standing or grade for the semester's work is 

 based upon four factors: (1) Class records of recitations; (2) prelimi- 

 nary examinations and written exercises; (3) lecture, laboratory, or 

 tield note))ooks; and (4) tinal examinations. 



During the past year about 200 students took work in courses in 

 agronomy. Advanced classes numbered from 12 to 25 students and 

 lower classes contained from 30 to 75 students. Excursions are occa- 

 casionally made by classes to examine soils, inspect drainage systems, 

 to visit fields and other places of special interest and importance to 

 the work of the classes. 



Aside from the help of several student assistants, there are six 

 regular instructors in the department of agronomy. One offers courses 

 in soil fertility, another in soil physics, a third in farm drainage and 

 irrigation, a fourth in soil l)acteriology, and two other instructors 

 give courses in farm crops. 



Exhibit No. 3. 



JUDGING CORN. 



Students in farm crops, when judging corn, are provided with stiff 

 card})oard covers by ttf inches, in wdiich special blank forms for 

 scoring may be fastened. On the inside of the front cover is pasted 

 Form A, giving standards for varieties, explanation of points, and 

 rules to be used in judging. On the inside of the back cover and 

 fastened to it by brass paper fasteners are forms B and C. Form B 

 is used b}^ the student in scoring a single ear of corn, and Form C for 

 recording the corrected scores of several ears. 



Form A. — Directions for scoring. 



STANDARDS FOR VARIETIES. 



Name of variety. 



Reid Yellow Dent . . . 



Golden Ea.?le 



Riley Favorite 



Learning 



Boone County White 



Silver Mine 



Wliite Superior 



General 



