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172 



Hours. 



I. .'AgTonomy, or plant production 132 



Zootechny, or animal industry 162 



3. Agrotechny, or agricultural technology 72 



4. Rural engineering, or farm mechanics 60 



5. Rural economics, or farm management 60 



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 SYNOPSIS OF COURSE IN AGRICULTURE. 



Agronomy, 132 hours. — Climate, soils, tillage, drainage and 

 irrigation ; fertilizers, plant production, farm crops. 



Zootechny, 162 hours. — Principles of breeding, breeds of live 

 stock, stock, feeding, care and management. (Animal physiol- 

 ogy to be taught under physiolog}^ ; anatomy and animal dis- 

 eases, under veterinary science.)' 



Agrotechny, "j-i hours. — Butter making, cheese making. 

 (Other topics, such as sugar making, wine, or olive oil making, 

 may be taught under this head in different parts of the United 

 States.) 



Rural Engineering, 60 hours. — Roads, drains, irrigation sys- 

 tems, farm buildings, and machinery. 



Rural Economics, 60 hours. — History of agriculture, farm 

 management, rural law, farm accounts. 



EQUIPMENT FOR COURSE IN AGRICULTURE. 



The following brief statements may serve to show in a gen- 

 eral way the equipment required in connection with the in- 

 struction given in a four-years' course in agriculture : 



Agronomy- 

 Field trials of various crops for class demonstration. 

 Laboratory (including glass house) for work in soil 

 physics, not experiments, etc. This laboratory should 

 have a floor space of from 1,000 to 2,000 square feet. 

 Collection of soils, fertilizers, plants, etc., for class illus- 

 tration. 

 Photographs, lantern slides, charts, diagrams. 

 Books of reference. 



Zootechny. 



Live stock of different types and breeds. 



L.ecture room, arranged for exhibiting live animals to class 

 and equipped with instruments of precision for weigh- 

 ing and measuring. 



Collections: models, mounted specimens of animals, speci- 

 mens of foods, etc. 



