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special investigations of the course I, II (2 to 5). Required 

 with this subject : Agronomy 12. 



14. * History of Agriculture from the earliest times among 

 Egyptians, Jews, &c, to the development of modern agri- 

 culture in England, Germany, France, and United States of 

 America, with consideration of systems of British agriculture 

 and their influence upon social conditions. I, second half (2J). 



15. Comparative Agriculture. — -Influence of race, locality, 

 climate, customs, &c, on agriculture of different countries 

 and peoples. What is best under different conditions. Lec- 

 tures. II (1). Required — Two years' university work. 



16. German Agricultural Readings. — Study of the latest 

 agricultural investigations published in German, with a view 

 to give a broader knowledge of the advance of scientific agri- 

 culture, as well as practical instruction in a foreign language. 

 II (2), Required — Two years' work in German. 



17. Farm Machinery. — Special work in machinery for students 

 preparing themselves in the expert management of these 

 machines in the field. II, first or second half. (2j). 



18. Investigation and Thesis. — -This course varies in the sub- 

 ject matter of the study, according to the department in which 

 theses are written. The work is under the direction of the 

 head of department. I, II (5 to 10). 



19. Research Work in Farm Mechanics. — I or II (2| to 5). 

 The offices, class rooms, and laboratories of the department 



of agronomy are housed in the agricultural building, which 

 was erected at a cost of £30,000. It consists of four separate 

 structures built round an open court and connected by corridors. 

 The buildings are of stone and brick, and an adjacent glass 

 structure includes a photographic laboratory and a pot-culture 

 laboratory for the agronomy department. Several acres of 

 land near the buildings are used for instruction purposes, chiefly 

 by means of experiments carried out by students. 



Two laboratories are provided in connection with the study 

 of soil fertility, one for the analyses of soils, fertilisers/ and 

 manures, the other, already mentioned, for pot-culture experi- 

 ments. 



There are also a soil physics laboratory, two laboratories for 



* Omitted in latest university announcements, 1906-7. 

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