Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-30
.cRIcI,ITURAL LECTURES.

at Ten O'clock and exchange the kindly ieeins'
which wa feel towards all our friends Of the Press
AGRICULTURAL LECTURES.
We have boon requested TO publish the following
,vllsbus OF a course of Agricultural instruction.
which has been sketched by the accomplished char
man of the committee appointed at the meeting OF
the Virginia State Agricultural Society last fall, TO
report whether any arrangements could be made Of
eher of the State institutions of learning for course
of lectures on agriculture.
VS. ars GLAD TO learn that at OF them, It is be
iieved. everything embraced below can be taught
with the present staff OF professors, with very little
expansion of or addition to their respective lecturer
excep, ,ome branches which can be conhded TO
special professor Of agriculture.
We commend it to the attention Of the numerous
member. now assembling in our city:
SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS TO BE EMBRACED
in A COURSE OF AGRICULTURAL Lee
TUREs.
I. HuroRr OF AGRICULTURE.
!. lts origin.
2. lts progress.
3. Its condition among ancients.
4. Nodera improvements.
S. Coni!tioa ii different countries.
6. Relative condition IN the States OF this Union.
:. Special history in Virginia.
:. Relation to the State.
=. Literature.
10. History of staple crops in Virginia.
II. Laws. especially interesting TO Farmers.
a. vi enclosures: b. of trespass on land; c. OF
road,; i. Estrays; 6. OF Ruuaways; j. ofstreams
4. Of land titles; h. Of statute OF frauds; Z. o,
bailmsu,; !. OF commons; ~ OF iandiorus ano
tenants.
H. SciHEcs OF AoRlorLrunE.
!. Soils.
a. formation b. Classification; c. Topography;
d. Elements Of fertility; e. Renovation.
9 Causes affecting vegetation independent OF soils
q. Climate; b. Heat c. Light a. hieotr'c'yi C.
Moisture; I. Atmosphere
/, Uyrrome,ry; 2. Meteorology; ). Compost
zion Of Atmosphere; 1. Elements supplied b.
il TO animal aud vegetable llfe
y. Mechanics of Agriculture
a. Law OF mechanical forces and powers B.
Iiydrodynamics; c. Principles of draught d
Strength and durability Of timbers; E. Level
ling T. Druuing; e. Irrigation; h. Construc'
lion Of roads and bridges; l. CONSTRUCTION o.,
farm implements j. House-buildng.
l. Residences: =. Barns; 3. Negro quarters.
4. Rotation of crops, theory and practice.
s. Menures
a. Classification; b. Composition c, Compare
rive value.
8. Botany of Agriculture.
a. Principle, of botanical classitcation D.
Agricultural plants. c. Edible vegetables; d..
FRUITS c. Pestiferous weeds J. Timber trees.
?. Stock breeding.
a..
]. Horcs; ,. Cows; }. Hogs; l. Sheep; 3.
Poultry b. Principles Of cross breeding
8. Labor-saviuy machines.
Q. Insects injurious TO agriculture.
10. Hineralogy and geology.
II. Comparative anatomy and vegetable physloiogy'
u. The veterinary art.
Is. Chemistry. analytical and agricultural.
Ill. PRACTICE or AoRIcrLrrRE.
]. Preparation Of the soil.
a. Trenchiug; b, Subsoilins; c. spadiug; d.
Ploughing.
2 Methods Of Culture.
a. OF each staple crop; b. occasional crops.
g. Times of seeding, and methods of do, thsk and
thin planting.
4. Harvesting. Times and methods
:. Farm accounts and Diaries.
7. UverseerS.
3. Management Of slaves
9. Economy Of labor.
30. Principles Of gearing "ork'beasls-l' horses 2
IL. Comparative value Of meadows, pastures, titled
lands.
y. Cars of Toole. etc.
y. Eradication OF shrubs, and clearing rores
lands.
u. Enclosures.
a. Metal; B. Stone; {. Timber Il. Lime.
Is. Nanures.
a. Manufacture, b. Saving; c. Application.
l6. Caro- O. live stock.
a. Soiling; b. S;abling: c. Grazing; d. Housing
:. lns-c,si ]. Cas,ra;ins, Spraying; g. Break
ing to goar.
il Experiments.
a. ON crops; B. cattle; c. culture.
~. Construction of ditohes.
q. open; ). covered; {. hillside.
js Derry
~ Household operation. ..
a. Strengthening aud caring of meats b. Gull
mary art.
-, Fuel.
C. kinds ). collection; e. care Of
80. Comparative value Of foods for raising ana lat
tsning cattle.
%. Horticulture.
a. Culinary; B. Ornamental.
u, Orchsrd.
q. Fruit; ; Cider, {. Vinegar d. Propagation
Of trees.
|. Budding .. Grating; B. Layeriug, L. Pru
nia~.
p. Vineyards fruit nud wines.
u. Grasses Artificial, natural
-. Root crops.
2S. Comparative value Of work brutes.
@9 Farm yard.-l. Form; g Size; s. Littering
~ Hay eating, curing, stacking, baling.
81 GTeen-crops for manure.
~. Marling, Inning.
81 Domestic manufactures,
81. Staple crops Of States south of Virginia
IS. Preservation Of ,mb.rs
a. Painting; B. Charrius.
sc. Surveying.
81. Poultry.
81. Bees.
81. Ice Houses.
w M 4. To the course of instruction by lecture
il will be desirable to add u. practicable Il
ord oppoiutsd BY the Professor Of Agriculture.