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Show 74 Sophomore Year A. W. S. Agriculture 1 5 Agriculture 3 3 Agriculture 5 4 Agriculture 8 3 Bacteriology 4, 4a 5 Biology 6 3 Economics 1, 2 3 Geology 11 4 Physics 1 5 Sociology 5 3 Speech 1 or Botany 9 5 Zoology 1 5 Physical Education 1 1 1 16 19 19 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 Farm Crops. A general introductory course in the principles of crop production. Two lectures and one laboratory a week. Three quarter hours. Autumn. Monk 3. Animal Husbandry. A survey of the field of animal husbandry, emphasizing breeds and breed types. Two lectures and one laboratory period a week. Three 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 8. Weeds. The identification of weeds and their seeds. The methods of weed eradication and control. Two lectures and one laboratory period a week. Three quarter hours. Spring. 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. 75 Botany 1. Elementary Botany. An introductory course in the principles underlying plant structure, function, and evolution. Special emphasis is given to the seed plants. Recommended for the non-science student. Three lectures and two laboratory periods a week. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter. Miner 2. General Botany. A course devoted to the study of the anatomy, physiology, inheritance, and life history of members of a representative series of algae, fungi, mosses, ferns, and higher plants. Three lectures and two laboratory periods a week. Five quarter hours. Autumn. Miner 3. General Botany. A continuation of Botany 2, with special consideration given to the more important families of seed plants. Prerequisite: Botany 2. Three lectures and two laboratory periods a week. Five quarter hours. Winter. Miner S. Plants Useful to Man. A general cultural course designed to give the student the history, nature, and use of the more common plants and plant products utilized by man. Three lectures a week. Three quarter hours. Winter. Miner 6. Spring Flora. A study of the local spring flora, giving training in the identification and classification of the higher plants. Two lectures and two laboratory periods a week. Four quarter hours. Spring. Miner 7. Trees and Shrubs. A course devoted to the study of the native and introduced trees and shrubs of the State. Special attention is given to their identification based upon twig and leaf characteristics and to their culture and economic importance. Three lectures and one laboratory period a week. Four quarter hours. Autumn. Miner 9. Taxonomy of Vascular Plants. A fundamental course dealing with the systems, the history of taxonomy, relationships, classification, and identification of the flowering plants. Prerequisite: Botany 1 or 2. Two lecture and two laboratory periods a week. Four quarter hours. Spring. Miner 11. Pharmaceutical Botany. A course in botany dealing with the structure and functions of plants in the major groups, with special emphasis placed on pharmaceutical application. Three lectures and two laboratory periods a week. Five quarter hours. Spring. Pendleton |