58 DIVISIONS 



ber take an active part in carrying on the work of the Experiment Sta- 

 tion. This arrangement gives to the students clear insight into scientific 

 methods and at the same time valuable practical experience. 



In addition to laboratory work at the college, students are encouraged 

 to visit various commercial enterprises throughout the state. Farms, or- 

 chards, stock shows, and other commercial institutions that have proved 

 themselves of particular merit are visited by students in company with 

 specialists from the college. 



The courses of study in this Division are designed to teach the sciences 

 that underlie practical agriculture, and sufficient English, literature, mathe- 

 matics, history, and other supplementary subjects to sustain both scientific 

 and practical agriculture and to develop the agricultural student to the level 

 of the educated in other professions 



Special attention is given to improved methods in all the various opera- 

 tions of farming and farm building, in the use of tools and machinery, 

 and in the management of all kinds of stock and crops. Instruction em- 

 braces not only the principles but also the practice of agriculture. The 

 great practical value of the courses is shown by the records of those stu- 

 dents who have completed them and who have gone back to the farm; it 

 is also shown by those who upon graduation have taken up the work of 

 specialists as teachers_cr investigators. Such men are proving themselves 

 leaders in their various lines. 



A new course in Farm Management is offered to train men to meet 

 the growing demand for capable farm managers, county agents, and simi- 

 lar work. This is a five-year course, four years being spent at the college 

 and the fifth year in practical work away from the college. There has 

 never been a time when there was such a wide demand for graduates com- 

 bining thorough scientific training with good practical experience in agri- 

 culture. Probably no other, field at present offers such good opportunities 

 for profitable employment at good salaries as are open to the men who 

 attain high proficiency in this work. 



The Division offers exceptional opportunity to graduate students in 

 Agriculture. The strong instructional staff and extensive equipment have 

 drawn students from twenty states during the school year 1916-17. 



Teaching and Research Fellowships and Scholarships. There are 

 about thirty teaching and research scholarships and fellowships awarded 

 annually in the division of agriculture to graduate students. These 

 scholarships are awarded strictly on merit and carry a stipend of $200 to 

 $500 each. Application should be made during the second semester of the 

 preceding year. 



Tuition Scholarships. For information see page 49. 



Department of Agriculture Scholarships. The State Department of 

 Agriculture offers scholarship prizes in this institution amounting to $600. 

 These scholarships are awarded at the Iowa State Fair, based upon boys' 

 stock and grain judging contests. There are five scholarships, ranging 

 from $200 to $25. The winners of the contest receive the money in 

 monthly instalments during the year of college work, with the exception 



