27. Fitting and Showing Livestock. Latest methods of preparing animals for exhibition. Each student to have actual experience. One laboratory a week. One quarter hour. Winter. Johnson 29. General Dairy Husbandry. Development and present status of the dairy enterprises. Starting dairy herds, breeds of dairy cattle, cow testing associations, study of herd records, calf feeding, and general principles of feeding. Three quarter hours. Autumn. Johnson 31. General Poultry. An introductory course pertaining to the study of feeding, marketing, production problems, breed, judging and incubation. Four lectures and one laboratory period a week. Four quarter hours. Spring. Johnson Vocational Agriculture and Farm Mechanics 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 in acquiring skills and understanding which will help him to make satisfactory progress in farming. During the Spring, and Autumn, instruction is given at the individual farm of the young farmer. The practical farm work is thus coordinated with laboratory and classroom studies. Special farm visits are part of the total program. A Master Farmer Certificate is offered to those who qualify. The candidate for this certificate shall (1) have been regularly registered in the Young Farmer Program in Vocational Agriculture; (2) have completed at least six credit hours of class instruction each year for five years, with not more than fifteen credit hours in Farm Mechanics; and (3) have completed any additional requirements prescribed by the Advisory and Curriculum committees. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Vocational Agriculture 51. Fruit and Vegetable Crop Production. Location of fruit planting, varieties, propagation, pruning, soil management, and culture of vegetable crops. Three quarter hours. Spring. Monk 54. Plant Propagation. Propagating flowers, trees, or shrubs to be used around the home, on the farm, or in the garden. Two to four quarter hours. Autumn, Winter. Monk 55. Floriculture. Designed to aid those interested in culture, arrangement, and marketing of flowers. Two to five quarter hours. Summer. Monk 56. Pest Control. Control of weeds, plant diseases, and plant insects on the farm or in the garden. Three quarter hours. Spring. Monk 59. Practical Field Crop Production. Production of beans, sugar beets, corn, potatoes, and other crops. Two lectures and one laboratory period a week. Three quarter hours. Spring. Monk 61. Farm and Garden Soils. Choosing and managing soils. Two to five quarter hours. Winter. Monk 64. Practical Irrigation. Methods of water application for orchards, gardens, and farms. Three to five quarter hours. Autumn, Spring. Monk 65. Drainage Problems. Improvement of poorly drained soils by properly planned drains and soil treatments. Three to five quarter hours. Summer. Monk 67. Soil Management and Fertilizer Use. Types of fertilizers to be purchased and methods of fertilizer application will be emphasized. Three to five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter. Monk 68. Pasture Management. Selection of land and mixture best adapted to the various types of soil and moisture conditions, methods of establishing pasture, rotating with other crops; methods of grazing, fencing, fertilizing, and other management problems. Two quarter hours. Spring. Staff 71. Practical Livestock Feeding. Choice and use of feeds and in the modern methods of feeding livestock. Three to five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter. Monk 72. Beef Production. Breeds and market classes of beef cattle. The selection of feeder and fat cattle. Management practices in purchasing and fattening cattle for market. Marketing of home grown crops through beef cattle. Study of cattle feeding operations. Two to five quarter hours. Winter. Monk 73. Practical Livestock Breeding and Selection. Principles of breeding and selection of farm animals. Two quarter hours. Spring. Staff 75. Practical Poultry Management. Poultry breeding, feeding, sanitation, and culling of flocks. Two to four quarter hours. Autumn. Staff 76. Animal Hygiene. Prevention and control of infectious diseases, and care and treatment of wounds and injuries of all types of livestock. Two to five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter. Staff 77. Practical Dairy Herd Management. Use of dairy equipment and the general practices of feeding and management of a dairy herd. Two to four quarter hours. Autumn, Winter. Staff