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Caption: Course Catalog - 1884-1885
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36 Illinois Industrial University. SPECIAL STUDIES. AGRICULTURE. Elements of Agriculture.—Outline of the general principles underlying Agriculture in its theory and practice, introductory to the technical and scientific studies of the course. Agricultural Engineering and Architecture.—Arrangement of the farm; its improvement by mechanical means, as drainage and irrigation; its divisions, fences, hedges, etc.; its water supply; the construction of roads; arrangement, planning and construction of farm buildings; the construction, selection, care, and use of farm implements and machinery. Animal Husbandry.—Principles of breeding and manageinent of our domestic animals; description of all important breeds and varieties, giving their history and adaptations. Rural Economy.—Relation of agriculture to other industries and to national prosperity; influences which should determine the class of farming to be adopted; comparisons of special and general systems; uniting of" manufacturing with farming; culture of the various farm crops—cereals, grasses, -etc.; farm accounts. History of Agriculture.—Progress and present condition in this and in other countries. Influence of climate, civilization, and legislation in advancing or retarding. Agricultural literature and organizations. Rural Law.—Business law; laws especially affecting agriculture—tenures of real estate; road, fence, drainage Jaws, etc. HORTICULTURE. Elements of Horticulture.—The following topics are discussed: orchard sites; the age of trees to plant; the season to plant; how to plant; what to plant; the management of the soil; pruning and care of treer; gathering and preserving fruit; disease and injuries; the nursery; ornamental trees and shrubs; flower gardens ; vegetable gardens including propagating beds and houses; the vineyard and small fruits, and timber tree plantation. Students have instruction and practice in grafting, building, propagation by cuttings, etc. Each student has •usually grafted from two hundred to one thousand root grafts of apples.
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