UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 592 
Contribution from the States Relations Service 
A. C. TRUE, Director 
Washington, D. C. 
PROFESSIONAL PAPER 
November 5, 1917 
COURSES IN 
SECONDARY AGRICULTURE 
FOR SOUTHERN SCHOOLS 
(THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS) 
By 
H. P. BARROWS, Specialist in Agricultural Education 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
Adaptation to Local Needs 
Elective Courses 
Use of Reference Material 
Use of Illustrative Material .... 
Practical Work 
Outline for Horticulture— Third Year . 
Suggested Projects for Horticulture . 
Equipment for Horticulture .... 
Texts and References for Horticulture 
Page 
Outline for Rural Engineering — Fourth 
Year . . 22 
Suggestions for Practical Work in Rural 
Engineering 30 
Texts and References for Rural Engi- 
neering 31 
Outline for Rural Economics and Farm 
Management — Fourth Year .... 32 
Home Projects in Rural Economics and 
Farm Management 39 
Texts and References for Rural Econom- 
ics and Farm Management ..... 40 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1917 
