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Show 100 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Agriculture 1. General Soils. Designed as a foundation course for students in agriculture and forestry. Prerequisites: Two quarters of college chemistry. Four lectures and one laboratory period a week. Five quarter hours. Spring. Home 5. Field Crops. Fundamental principles of crop production, including identification, history, marketing, and cultural methods. Four lectures and one laboratory period a week. Five quarter hours. Autumn. Home 8. Irrigation and Drainage. Principles and practices of irrigation and drainage. The relation of soils and crops to irrigation; measures of water, methods of irrigation, design of farm ditches, and farm drainage. Three lectures and one laboratory. Four quarter hours. Autumn. Home 10. General Horticulture. The culture and production of fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants. Three lectures and one laboratory. Four quarter hours. Spring. (May be given alternate years.) Staff 16. Vegetable Production. Raising, harvesting, storing, and proceessing of vegetables. Three lectures and one laboratory. Four quarter hours. Spring. Staff 20. General Animal Husbandry: A survey of animal husbandry emphasizing breeds and breed types. Four lectures and one laboratory. Five quarter hours. Winter. Butterfield 25. Feeds and Feeding. Principles of animal nutrition with emphasis on practical livestock feeding. Four lectures and one laboratory. Five quarter hours. Winter. Home 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. (May be given alternate years.) Staff 31. Agricultural Economics. Introduction to the principles of Agricultural Economics with emphasis on economic terminology, efficiency of agricultural production, and the farmer as a business manager. Three quarter hours. Autumn. Home 32. Agricultural Economics. A study of the organization and functions of the marketing system, principles of price determination, and price problems of the farmer. Three quarter hours. Winter. Home 101 33. Agricultural Economics. Emphasis is given to agricultural policy, the utilization, valuation and tenure of land, and problems and policies associated with water use. Three quarter hours. Spring. Home Vocational Agriculture See the Technical Division and the Life Science Division in the Evening School Section for the courses offered in Vocational Agriculture. Forestry, Range, and Wildlife Management If a student plans to qualify for the Bachelor of Science degree in forestry, he may spend two years at Weber College and an additional two years at a senior college. Forestry CURRICULUM Freshman Year A. Botany 1, 2, 9 5 English 1, 2, 3 3 Engineering lb Forestry 1, 2, 3 2 Health Education 1 Mathematics 1, 3, 4 5 Orientation 1 Physical Education 1 W. 5 3 S. 5 3 1 1 2 5 16 17 18 Sophomore Year A. W. S. •Agriculture 20 5 Agriculture 1 5 Chemistry 1, 2, 3 5 5 5 Economics 1 _. 3 Engineering 4, 5 3 3 Geology 1 5 Speech 1 or 3 3 Physics 4 5 Physical Education Ill 17 17 16 ♦Wildlife Management majors take Zoology in place of Agriculture 20. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Forestry, Range and Wildlife Management 1. Forest Management. General study of professions related to forest, range, and wildlife management. Relation of management to multiple uses of land. Open to all students. Two quarter hours. Autumn. * Monk 2. Range Management. Natural resources management. For students in the fields of forestry, range, and wildlife. One quarter hour. Winter. Monk |
