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Caption: Course Catalog - 1898-1899
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In addition the student must earn 15 hours from Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Husbandry, Horticulture, Veterinary Science; 10 hours from Botany 1, 2, Geology 3, and Zoology 1, 2 ; and 33 J^ hours from other courses offered in the University. The work for the first year is prescribed and is as follows : I. Agronomy 1; Animal Husbandry 2; Chemistry 1; Horticulture 1; Military 1, 2; Physical Training 1, 3 or 7, 9. II. Agronomj' 2; Chemistry 3b, 4; Dairy Husbandry 5; Horticulture 1; Military 1, 2; Physical Training 1, 3, or 7. After the first year the elective privilege is large, but the individual student should so arrange his work as to secure the subjects that are prescribed, and also meet the conditions precedent to subjects he may desire to elect. The total number of semester hours required for graduation is 130. Students, not candidates for a degree, may be admitted as special students to any of the subjects listed which their previous preparation will enable them to pursue with profit. DESCRIPTION OF COURSES [I. means first semester; II. means second semester. Numbers not in parenthesis refer to the recitation periods and numbers within pa-, renthesis indicate the credit allowed for the study. For significance of the * see paragraph No. 2, first page.] AGRONOMY (FIELD CULTURE) 1. FARM MECHANICS.—Farm machinery, different kinds and their efficiency, draft, durability, cost and care, and losses from improper management. Laying out and construction of drains and calculation of their capacity and cost. Location, internal arrangement, and design of farm buildings. / . ; M., W.,F.; 1 and 2; (3). Mr. CRANE. 2. FARM CROPS.—A study of the cultivated plants of the farm, their nature and requirements; the leaf and root development, and the, conditions of successful growth; vitality of seed and methods of preservation, varieties; judging by standard samples and possibilities of improvement by selection and breeding: adaptation of varieties to locality and soil; management of pasture lands; distribution of the crops of the United States. Identification of weeds and weed seeds, and methods of destroying weeds, insects, and fungous enemies. / . and II.; daily; j and 4; (3). Mr. SHAMEL.
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