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special meclianical features of some of the maclxines now 

 on the market 



Opportmiities will be afforded for special work in the 

 second half-year. 



RURAL ECONOMY AND SOCIOLOGY 



Rural economy. — A study of the economic problems 

 of agriculture. 



Rural social conditions. — The social history, status 

 and progress of the rural community. 



History of agriculture. — ^An outline of the develop- 

 ment of agriculture in its more important phases. 



RURAL ART 



This is a two-year course comprising the junior and senior 

 years of the regular course in the College of Agriculture ; 

 and for those who have attained a certain degree of pro- 

 ficiency graduate work is offered. 



Previous to registering in this work the student must 

 have completed the requirements of the freshman and 

 sophomore years, and the following : — .Elementary survey- 

 ing, Lettering and making of titles, Botany, Organo- 

 graphy of ornamental plants, Elementary architecture. 



Previous to graduation the student must have com- 

 pleted the following subjects in addition to the regular 

 work : — 'Dendrology, Economic entomology, Greenhouse 

 construction and management, Field engineering, Muni- 

 cipal engineering, French or German horticultural reading. 



Theory and cesthetics of rural art and landscape 

 design. — ^Deals with the principles of landscape design, their 



