76 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARM MECHANICS C. B. Larson, R. W. Monk, M. S. Taft 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: Agriculture 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 a course work leading to a certificate of completion in Vocational Agriculture. CURRICULUM General Agriculture Freshman Year A. W. S. Agriculture 20 3 Agriculture 2 5 Agriculture 3, 10 5 3 Agriculture 7 3 Botany 1, 2 5 5 English 1, 2, 3 3 3 3 Health Ed. 1 2 Mathematics 1 or 4 5 Phys. Ed 1 1 1 Zoology 1 5 16 19 18 Sophomore Year A. W. S. Agriculture 21 3 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 18 17 17 77 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, cotton, 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. Three lectures and two laboratory periods 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. 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 20. General Farm Management. The organization and management of the farm; the type of farm; causes of variation in returns per farm. Three quarter hours. Winter. 21. Principles of Marketing Agricultural Products. A study of the nature of the problem of marketing agricultural products, the various services, sales methods employed, importance of standardization, and grading, storage, market news, transportation and price quotations. Special reference is made to the distribution of farm products. Three lectures a week. Three quarter hours. Spring. Taft