DEGREE IN AGRICULTURE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2927, 13 November 1916, Page 8

DEGREE IN AGRICULTURE

• V AMENDED SYLLABUS. Tha Board of Studies decided ,011 Saturday to recommend, to tho Senate ah amended syllabus- for the degree of Bachelor of Agrioulture. The general effect, of the change ivill be to make the studies bear more closely on' practical Following are tho courses prescribed,inWhe more practical of the luojfots:—

-•■•'- Agrioulture. jThe Soil.—Formation and . classification—characteristics of soil and subsoil ind»a,tion of good and bad soil. Pliyjjioal properties of coil—texture—porosity—reientivity—movement of water in soils. Jfermanant Improvement of Soil. Drainage advantages acndl methods in de^l_— irrigation—minting—cultivation. Principles, underlying' cultural operations—effects of good and bad cultivation in detail. ) " Lime and its uses—various kinds of lime—application, etc. ; 'Manures.—Principles of manuring— farm yard manures—green manuring— artificial manures—their purchase, use and application. -Rotation ahdi systems of fanning. Seeds. —Various moans ; of raising seeds—selection and purchase of seeds. m Crops.—Consideration ir. detail of ■preparation of seed bed —seeding— manuring—time to sow —harvesting— feeding—ocohomic importance of all our'' farm crops. -; Grasses.—Economic, importance of all the grasses and clover.-; found in Neiw Zealand pastures—selection and seoding for particular classes of soil and for various agricultural purposes. Pastures. —Management and treatment. Hay and! ensilage mtking. . 'Live Stock.—Various breeds ' of horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs—economio importance of each breed. Principles of Breeding.—Feeding and' management. ' Poods.—Their use and purchase. ..Wool. —Characteristics of wool—of different breeds 06 sheep—qualities and values—wool classing—preparation of wool for sale. •Dairying.—Conditions and suitable soil—'breeds of cattle suitable for dairying—their feeding and managementmilk records and testing—dairy management. . Fara Management.—Systems of farming, grazing, and tillage—mixed farming—dairying—selection of a farm —points to bo considered. - Veterinary Surgery and Hygiene. - : (Two papers.) A. The elementary anatomy and physiology of the animal body. The horse ~.is taken, .as .a type, the important difforences in the organs of the other ; domesticated. animals, pointed out. ■ B. Definition of disease, methods of . diagnosis and the dements of bacteriology in relation to disease. The : causes, symptoms, and treatment of ; the common diseases of the horse, sheep • and' ox. ■ Description of tho following'diseases ...processes:— v - Inflammation, suppuration, ulceration,' gangrene, necrosis, caries, rick- . ets. ' Description of wounds and fractures, "and cysts. [■'' The surgical treatment of the common diseases of the head, limbs, and feet. % - The use of the common therapeutic ■ preparations. Agricultural Chemistry. / Soils.—The origin and classification ' of soils; their physical, chemical and biological characters; soil water; and • • soil atmosphere. Soil analysis and its -interpretation. ' '• Plants.—The more important organia j • constituents of plants and their eco- - nomic importance; composition of plant jash; the nature and mode of u,tilisa-■ "tion of the various ingredients of min- ! eral plant food. j Manures.—General principles of *> manuring; preparation, composition, and chomical characters of the chief "■phosphatic, nitrogenous and potassic

fertilisers; the mixing of manures; the agricultural chemistry of limo and limo compounds. Tho elementary chemistry of insecticides, germicides, and weed killers. . ' ••Feeding Stuffs.—The chemical nsttirs of tho constituents of Rnimal food, and the uses of uach in animal nutrition; heat andl energy values of foods; albuminoid ratio, rations for maintenance, for fattening, and for milk production; the food value and chemical nature of the constituents of the common roots, •forage crops, autl cereals; milling and malting by-products. Dairy Chemistry.—Constituents of milk, cream, butter, cheese. Chemistry of butter and cheese making. Estimation of fat and water in dairy produce; adulteration of milk, and methods of detection. A candidate in agricultural chemistry will bo.. required to forward to the Registrar beforo tho examination a certificate from a teacher in the subject in an affiliated institution that hc'lias attended a course in practical chemistry based upon the aliovo syllabus to tho satisfaction of tho teacher and has passed a practical examination in the subject. Surveying and Levelling. Surveying, plotting, ■ making plans, calculating areas with special reference to farm surveys; levelling for drains, races, etc.; calculation of quantities of embankments, walls, cuttings, etc. "Available for delivery now'' is the claijn made by "Tin" manure manufacturers. It's worth remembering now that fertilisers are in short supply. ,In "Tur" manures you'll find one for eveT.v crop and every soil. Write for prices and analyses to Hodder and Toliey, Ltd., Dept. D, Palmerston North.—Advt. A. J. Parton, of Carterton, reports that since. July last lie ha 6 delivered GO of his famous Victor Cheese Vats. These 'Vats with the sloping bottom and middle. drainage yield better results and bigger dividends. Orders are being executed in rotation.. Write for details NOW. A. J. Parton, Sheet Metal and Plumbing Works, Carterton.—Advt.