Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1872 [PAGE 55]

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51 Swine husbandry and the principles of stock breeding. It includes also the principles of amelioration of soil, veterinary science, and the general management of farming estates. For a statement of the full course of science involved in Agriculture, see the article headed "College of Agriculture." The years in this department coincide with the three years of the course in the College of Agriculture.

FIRST YEAR—The Farm.—Its measurements, and mapping; subdivisions—meadows; pastures, orchards , woodlands, gardens, etc.; fences, hedges, soil—chemical elements and chemical treatment, classification and mechanical treatment, plowing, etc. Fertilizers.—composition, manufacture, preservation application. Drainage. Plant Culture—structure and physiology of plants ; classes of useful plants, their characteristics, varieties and values. Wheat culture, maize, grass and root culture. Insects in. jurious to vegetation. SECOND YEAR—The Farm.—Farm implements—principles of structure and use. Road making. Animal Husbandry—breeds and varieties of neat cattle, horses, sheep and swine; principles of breeding, rearing, training, fattening, etc.; chemical composition of food, and preparation of the several varieties. Poultry. Bees. Veterinary surgery and medicine. Fruit growing. Agricultural book-keeping—Farm book, herd book, etc. Bural Law—of tenures and conveyances of land, of highways, of cattle, of fences, of noxious weeds, etc. Laying out estates. THIRD YEAR—Agricultural Economy.—The relatioa of agriculture to the other industries and to commerce. The several branches of agriculture. Farm buildings. Climate; influence of light, heat and electricity on soils and vegetable growth. Foreign and ancient farming. Dairy farming and general farm manufactures—cheese, butter, cider, vinegar, etc. History and literature of agriculture.

The instruction will be aided and illustrated with practical exercises on the experimental and stock farms, and in the management of fine and graded stock of several varieties. But it must be fully understood that it is no part of the business of the department to teach the mere manual process of ploughing, hoeing, harvesting, etc.; these can be learned in the employ of some good practical farmer, such as may be found in every township.

HORTICULTURE.

The studies in this department will include the formation, management and care of gardens, hot-beds, propagating houses, green houses, nurseries, orchards, tree plantations and ornamental grounds. The instruction will be from text-books and by lectures in the class room, together with illustrations and applications in the propagating and green houses, botanical garden and arboretum, and upon the vegetable and fruit grounds.

FIRST YEAR.—Composition and classes of soils, with reference to their uses; fertilizers, vegetable physiology, and laws of growth of plants. Chemical treatment of soils; manufacture and application of manure: laying out and mapping of grounds. Mechanical treatment of soils. Drainage. Insects injurious to vegetation. SECOND YEAR.—Fruit growing. Planting and treatment of orchards. Forest culture. Management of nurseries. Propagating, grafting, etc. Plans of orchards, gardens, etc. Records. Management of market and vegetable gardens. Small fruit culture. THIRD YEAR.—Care of hot and green houses ; propagating house; conservatories; floriculture ; garden architecture; ornamentation; green house work; landscape gardening j ancient and foreign horticulture.