82 12. Wildlife Conservation. The principles, practices, and needs of the wildlife of America with respect to conservation. Emphasis upon the terrestrial vertebrates, especially of Utah and the Inter-mountain Region. A course for the general student. Two lectures a week. Two quarter hours. Spring, Summer. Knight DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARM MECHANICS C. B. Larson, R. W. Monk The Department of Agriculture and Farm Mechanics offers two programs in agriculture: the two-year vocational program and the program that leads toward the Bachelor of Science Degree. If a student desires to complete his work at Weber College in the field of Vocational Agriculture, he may take the courses listed under the Vocational Agriculture Curriculum. If, however, he plans to qualify for the Bachelor of Science Degree, he may spend two years at Weber College and an additional two years at a senior college. He should take the courses listed under the General Agriculture Curriculum. In the field of General Agriculture the following majors are available : Agricultural Economics, Agronomy and Soils, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Husbandry, Poultry Husbandry, Horticulture and other related courses. A Vocational Agriculture student may take any course desired or he may take course work leading to a certificate of completion in Vocational Agriculture. CURRICULUM General Agriculture Freshman Year A. W. S. Agriculture 2 5 Agriculture 3, 10 5 3 Agriculture 7 3 Botony 1, 2 5 5 Englishl, 2, 3, 3 3 3 Health Ed. 1 2 Mathematics 1 or 4 5 Phys. Ed 1 1 1 Zoology 1 or 4 5 16 19 15 Sophomore Year A. W. S. Agriculture 1 5 Agriculture 5 4 Agriculture 4 5 Bacteriology 1 or 4 5 Biology 6 3 Chemistry 1, 2, 3, or 4; 5, 6 5 5 5 Economics 1, 2, 3 3 3 3 Phys. Ed 1 1 1 Electives 2 3 18 17 19 83 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Agriculture 1. General Soils. A survey of the field of soils designed as a foundation course for students in agriculture and forestry. Prerequisite: Two quarters of college chemistry. Four lectures and one laboratory period a week. Five quarter hours. Spring. Monk 2. General Field Crops. Fundamental principles of crop production including field beans, sugar beets, corn, and potatoes. Four lectures and one laboratory period a week. Five quarter hours. Autumn. Monk 3. General Animal Husbandry. A survey of the field of animal husbandry, emphasizing breeds and breed types. Four lectures and one laboratory period a week. Five quarter hours. Winter. Monk 4. Feeds and Feedings. Fundamental principles of animal nutrition with emphasis on practical livestock feeding. Four lectures and one laboratory period a week. Five quarter hours. Winter. Monk 5. Irrigation and Drainage. A study of the principles and practices of irrigation and drainage, emphasizing the relation of soils and crops to irrigation, measurement of water, duty of water, irrigation of common crops, methods of irrigation, design of farm ditches, and essentials of farm drainage. Three lectures and one laboratory period a week. Four quarter hours. Autumn. Monk 7. Plant Propagation. Principles of sexual and asexual propagation. Gathering, storing, and planting of seeds. Making of cuttings, budding, and layering. Two lectures and one three hour laboratory a week. Three quarter hours. Winter, Spring. Monk 10. General Horticulture. An introductory course in the principles underlying the culture and production of fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants. Two lectures and one laboratory period a week. Three quarter hours. Spring. Monk Vocational Agriculture This program is designed to meet the needs of the young farmer who is attempting to establish himself in the business of farming, and to aid the farmer in acquiring additional skills and understanding which will help him to make satisfactory progress in farming. It is also designed to assist the individual young farmer to recognize his own problems. During the Spring, Summer, and Fall, instruction is carried out on the individual young farmer's farm, thus coordinating the practical farm work with the laboratory and class room studies. Special farm visits are a part of the total program.