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15 credits in agronomy ; 5 in thremmatology ; 2\ in animal 

 husbandry; 2 J in dairy husbandry; 8 in horticulture; 15 in 

 chemistry ; 5 in geology ; 5 in botany ; 5 in zoology ; 2 in 

 economics ; 6 in rhetoric ; 5 in military science ; and 3 in 

 physical training. 



Of the remaining 56 credits required for graduation, at least 

 4i must be chosen in animal or dairy husbandry, 5 in natural 

 history, 3 in English and 25 in technical agriculture. The 

 remaining credits may be obtained from any subjects offered 

 in the university which the student is prepared to take, provided 

 only that two years' study of a foreign language must be taken, 

 for which from 5 to 10 credits will be allowed, according to the 

 nature of the subject. 



The students in the College of Agriculture are given courses 

 in English or other languages in the College of Literature and 

 Arts ; courses in chemistry, physics, geology, botany, zoology, 

 mathematics, &c, in the College of Science ; blacksmith's work, 

 carpentry, &c, in the College of Engineering, the work of the 

 College of Agriculture being devoted to agronomy, animal hus- 

 bandry, dairy husbandry, horticulture, and veterinary science. 



In the department of agronomy 19 courses are offered, 

 which are described briefly as follows : — 



(Note. — Roman numerals I, II, stand for semester ; Arabic 

 numerals in parenthesis for the number of credits.) 



1. Drainage and Irrigation. I (2J). 



2. Field Machinery. — Class work and laboratory practice, 

 Including setting up and testing machines, noting construction 

 and elements necessary for successful work. I (3). 



3. Farm Power Machinery. — Class room and laboratory 

 work. I (3). 



4. Farm Buildings, Fences and Roads. — Class work and 

 practice in designing and drawing plans of buildings, working 

 fence building machines, making walks, &c. II (5). 



5. Seeds. — Quality and preservation. Judging grains, care 

 of stored crops, &c. Class and laboratory work. I (2j). , 



6. Seeds. — Germination and growth ; enemies to growth, 

 weeds, fungi, insects, &c. Class room, laboratory and field 

 work. II, first half (2J). 



7. Farm Crops. — Special study of rotation or succession of 

 •crops with reference to systematic farming and economic 



