Ration balancing and its practical field application will be discussed. Two lectures and one two-hour recitation per week. Credit, three hours. A study of soils, their physical and chemical characteristics, with special emphasis on those factors which affect plant growth. Soil formation, the use of fertilizers, and soil and water conservation are considered.
Special emphasis is placed on the soils of Delaware and their management.
Two lectures and one two-hour laboratory period per week. Credit, three hours. A study of slaughtering, grading, cutting, processing, identification, buying and cooking of cuts of meat. Credit, three hours. Practice in drawing and estimating planting plans and differential leveling will also be emphasized.