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and rural economics. The following syllabus shows in a general way what sucta 
n text-book might Include : 
SYLLABUS OF ELEMENTARY COURSE IX AGBICULTUBE. 
1. PL wr PRODUCTION. 
(1) The plant 
Structure. 
Physiology — 
how plants 
Feed. 
Grow 
Reproduce by 
Seeds 
Bulbs. 
Cuttings. 
Grafts. 
Buds. 
Trace life histo- 
ry from seed 
to seed, not- 
i n g pollina- 
tion, crosses. 
hybrids, etc. 
(2) The environment of the 
Climate 
PLANT. 
Soil 
Light. 
Heat. 
Moisture. 
Air. 
Study these in 
relation to 
plant growth. 
Nature and functions. 
Origin. 
Properties 
Classifica- 
tion. 
Temperature. 
Aeration. 
Moisture. 
Distinguish be- 
tween light 
and heavy 
soils, porous 
and impervi- 
ous soils, soils 
that bake and 
those which 
do not. etc. 
Main classes, 
such as sand, 
clay, loam, 
peat, silt. 
Tillage. 
Drainage. 
Irrigation. 
^ -sar 
Farm ma- 
nures. 
Commer- 
cial fer- 
tilizers. 
Impoverishment. 
Cropping— rotation. 
a In this syllabus the same general arrangement of topics has been made as in 
the higher courses outlined by this committee, but it is of course to be under- 
stood that the treatment of these topics by the teacher in the common school 
should be brief, simple, and elementary. 
