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Nu»ther of Jiokis horticulture is rcf/iiircd and elective in nf/rieiiltural enurfies in 



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At Cornell hortionltnre is not required in the agricultural course. On the 

 otiier hand, the student can elect any of the various sub.lects named in the 

 adjoining: coluuui. He can elect 54 hours of propajiation, !)() of pomology, 18 of 

 olcriciilTure, oO of greenhouse management, and so forth. 



In Illinois the only ro(iuirenient is 00 hours in the principles of horticulture 

 and ~A hours in landscape gardening. But, on the other hand, students have 

 the oi)portunity of electing from many courses. Cornell gives o(><> hours of 

 h(»rticultural electives. Illinois requires 144 in the four-year agricultural 

 course, and they allow as elective 000 hours, the largest we have. I think. 



In California :'>(■> hours are reciuired in proi»agation, 54 lumrs in pomology. 18 

 hours in landsc:i]ie gardening, and 72 hours in viticulture. Therefore. 12(; 

 hours are re(|uir('d and ISO iiDurs only are elective. In Michigan 208 hours 

 are recpiii-ed and 4:'0 hours are elective. In Pennsylvania ISO hours are re- 

 quired and ;'42 hours are elective. In Missouri 1()2 hours are ivquired and 102 

 are elective. Here is an institution where all the horticulture is required in 

 the regular agricultural course. In Massachusetts 2(;(; hours are required and 

 088 hours are elective. In Ohio 1(>2 hours are ri'ijuired and 450 hours are 

 elective. In New Hampshire 200 lumrs are recpiired and 270 hours are elective. 

 It is very interesting to conijiare these data. If a position oj^mis up in horti- 

 culture for a student gradu.-iting in a four-year course in agriculture — for in- 

 stance, in Michig.in or some other institution — he is i)rei);ire(l to h;indle it. as 

 the work goes li.-md in hand with agricultur.il ti-;iining. Other institutions do 

 not reipiire so nnich horticulture, and the graduates do not feel ])repared to 

 te.ach it. It seems to me that there is this to he said — that the more a man 

 studies our agricultural courses the nmre he is convinced that we are in a very 

 chaotic condition as i-egards the pedagogy in our various institutions. Ilorti- 



