270 REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



Chemical laboratory. — One period a week, three hours. 



Agricultural chemistry, with special attention to the chemistiy of foods, feeding 

 stuffs, fcrtili/.crs, and ninnial products. 

 Field exercises.- — One period a week, tliree hours. 



Continue work of preceding term and practice work of keeping farm records. 

 Farm mechanics. — One period a week, three hours. 



Topo{};raplii('al drawing and use of plane tal)le. 



Const ruction of roads and walks, grading, use of different road materials. 

 Farm work. — Three periods a week, nine hours. 



(As before.) 



KOUHTU YEAH — SI'IIING TERM. 



Class room. — Two recitations a week. 



Rural econonucs: History of agriculture and agriculture in its relation to other pro- 

 duclive industries, and the literature of agriculture, including publications of State 

 agricultural experiment stations and the United States Department of Agriculture, 

 and statist ical and consular reports. 

 Lahoralonj. — One period a week, three hours. 



Study of harmful and beneficial birds and insects in laboratory and field. 

 Library rcadirKj. — One period a week, three hours. 



While the study of agricultural literature is an important part of the whole course, it 

 is thought wise to devote considerable time in the last term to systematic library read- 

 ing in order that the graduates may be familiar with the sources of the best works 

 on agriculture. 

 Farm mechanics. — One period a week, three hours. 



Practical work in planning and constructing farm and home structures, and in 



planting trees and shrubs for ornamental purposes. 



Farm ivork. — Three periods a week, uItic hours. 



(As before.) 



Horticulture and Forestry. 



second year spring term. 



Class room. — Two recitations a week. 



Study of the principles of vegetable gardening, orcharding, and forestry. This study 

 will include such matters as selection of varieties, planting, cultivating, protecting 

 from insects and diseases by spraying and by other methods, propagation, nursery 

 work, pruning, harvesting, storing, preparing for market, and marketing. Atten- 

 tion will also be given to the utilization of waste lands by making forest plantations, 

 care of forests, including protection from fires, thinning forests, and cutting and 

 replant ing. 

 Laboratory. — One period a W(H'k, three hours. 



(See Agriculture, second year, spring term.) 

 Farm icork. — Three periods a week, nine hours. 



(See Agriculture, second year, spring term.) 



THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS. 



Tliere is a growing sentinioiit in favor of teaching the underlying 

 principles of agriculture in the schools attended bv 94 per cent of the 

 children of our covuitrv. This fact is indicated by the recent declara- 

 tion of numerous men high in the official and educational councils of 

 this country, by the progress made in many localities in the intro- 

 duction of nature study, school gardening, and elementary agriculture 

 into the pid)lic schools, by the widespread discussion of this subject 



