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Show Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife Management Professors Ralph W. Monk, Earl W. Smart; Assistant Professors L. Thad Home*, E. LaGrande Hobbs, Earle A. Jenne; Instructor Bert Winterton. If a student plans to qualify for a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture, Forestry, or Wildlife Management, he may start his studies at Weber State College and, complete them at a college offering a bachelor's degree in these subjects. In each case the student should consult the adviser about areas of study. *On leave of absence 1965-66. AGRICULTURE Courses of Instruction 1. General Soils—Soil formation, classification, fertility, and management. Prerequisites: two quarters of inorganic chemistry. Four lectures and one laboratory period a week. S (5). Staff 5. Field Crops—Principles of crop production: identification, history, marketing, and cultural methods. Four lectures and one laboratory period a week. A (5). Staff 8. Irrigation and Drainage—Relation of soils and crops to irrigation: measurement of water, methods of irrigation, design of farm ditches and farm drainage. Three lectures and one laboratory a week. A (4). Staff 10. General Horticulture—Production of fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants. Three lectures and one laboratory period a week. S (4.) Staff 16. Vegetable Production—Culture practices, pest control, harvesting, and processing of vegetables. Three lectures and one laboratory period a week. S (4). Staff 20. General Animal Husbandry—-Livestock production as it relates to other phases of agriculture, types of farm animals, their functions, products and related factors. Four lectures and one laboratory period a week. A (5). Staff 25. Feeds and Feeding—Animal nutrition with emphasis on practical livestock feeding, composition of feeds, and balancing of rations. Four lectures, one laboratory a week W (5). Staff 31. Agricultural Economics—Principles with emphasis on economic terminology, efficiency of agricultural production, and the farmer as business manager. A (3). Staff 160 32. Agricultural Economics (Cont'd)—Continuation of A.G 31. Organization and functions of the marketing system, principles of price determination, and price problems of the farmer. W (3). Staff 33. Agricultural Economics (Cont'd 2)—Continuation of Ag. 32. Agricultural policy, utilization, valuation and tenure of land, and problems and policies associated with water use. S (3). Staff AGRICULTURE Suggested Course Outline Courses Agriculture 5, 20 Agriculture 16 Agriculture 31, 32, 33 Basic Requirements Zoology 1, 11 or Bacteriology 1, 11 Mathematics Electives Freshman Title A W S Crops, An. Husbandry 10 Vegetable Production 4 Agriculture Economics 3 3 3 Orientation, English, P.E., Health Education 3 7 3 General Zoology (4) and Laboratory (1) Introductory Microbiology (4) and Laboratory (1) Selected 5 Selected 3 3 3 19 18 18 Agriculture 25, 1 Chemistry 1, 2, 3 Physical Education 1 Botany 1, 11 Botany 2, 21 Electives Sophomore Feeds, Soils General, Organic Freshman Activities General Botany and Laboratory Principles of Botany and Laboratory Selected 5 1 4 1 15 16 16 VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE Education courses offered in Vocational Agricultural are listed under Technical Division. 161 |
