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Show Technology — Vocational Agriculture Technology — Vocational Agriculture 6. Rural Electrification—House and barn wiring; farm light plant, safety precautions. One lecture and one laboratory. A S (2). Staff 7. Farm Utilities—Heating, lighting, ventilating, water supplies; farm electrical systems and appliances. One laboratory and one lecture. W (2). Stephens 9. Farm Metal Work—Heating, bending, shaping, and tempering of metal as well as sharpening plowshares, cultivating equipment, welding, arc and acetylene, bending and twisting cold metal. Two laboratories. A W S (2). Staff 11. Concrete Form Construction—Construction and design of forms; figuring quantities of materials as they apply to floors in farm buildings, concrete walks, feeding floors, yard pavements, footings, foundation and basement walks. Cement finishing in driveways, bridges, water gates, tank, posts. Two lectures and three laboratories. S (5). Staff 13. Farm Improvements and Structure—Construction of irrigation equipment, sidewalks, feed areas, fences, and feed mangers. Three lectures and two laboratories. A S (5). Staff 15. General Farm Mechanics—Hand and power tools. Wood working, welding, and tool sharpening. Two laboratories. A W (2). Stephens 17. Farm Machine and Repair—Experience in repairing farm machinery. Three laboratories and two lectures. A W (5). Staff 18. Advanced Farm Machinery Repair—Examination, dis assembly, replacement, and repair of parts on modern farm machin ery, including welding, forging, drilling, and machining of parts; cleaning, spraying, painting. Two laboratories. S (2). Staff 20. Farm Surveying—Farm survey problems; use of the builder's transit; theory of surveying. Two laboratories. A (2). Stephen 21. Care and Service of Farm Tractors—Adjustment, troubleshooting, performance, and servicing of farm tractors. Two labora tories. A W (2). Stephens 23. Care and Service of Small Engines—Troubleshooting adjusting, operating, overhauling, and storing of small engines 1-12} HP. One lecture, one laboratory. A W (2). Stafd 24. Hydraulics of Farm Equipment—Servicing, adjusting operating, troubleshooting, and repairing hydraulics on farm tractor? and farm equipment. Two lectures, two laboratories. W S (4). Stafi 350 25. Overhaul of Farm Gasoline Engines—Reconditioning and servicing of gasoline engines found on the farm. W (5). Staff 30. Field Laboratory—Special problems based on individual needs. This course includes individual and group instruction with the use of the mobile shop unit. One to five laboratories. A W S Su (1-5). Stephens 51. Fruit and Vegetable Crop Production—Location of fruit planting, varieties, propagation, pruning, soil management, and culture of vegetable crops. One lecture and two laboratories. A S (3). Staff 56. Pest Control—Control of weeds, plant diseases, and plant insects on the farm or in the garden. Two lectures and one laboratory. A W (3). Stephens 59. Practical Field Crop Production—Production of beans, sugar beets, corn, potatoes, and other crops. Two lectures and one laboratory. W (3). Stephens 61. Farm and Garden Soils—Choosing and managing soils. Four lectures and one laboratory. A W (5). Staff 64. Practical Irrigation—Methods of water application for orchards, gardens, and farms. Four lectures and one laboratory. A W (5). ' Staff 65. Drainage Problems—Improvement of poorly drained soils by properly planned drains and soil treatments. Four lectures and one laboratory. A W (5). Staff 67. Soil Management and Fertilizer Use—Types of fertilizers to be purchased and methods of fertilizer application. Four lectures and one laboratory. W S (5). Staff 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. One lecture and one laboratory. A W S (2). Staff 71. Practical Livestock Feeding—Choice and use of feeds. Four lectures and one laboratory. W (5). Staff 72. Beef Production—Breeds and market classes of beef Cattle; selection of feeder and fat cattle; management practices in purchasing and fattening cattle for the market; marketing of home grown crops through beef cattle; study of cattle-feeding operations. Four lectures and one laboratory. W (5). Staff 351 |