The Advocate and news., 1899-04-05
Winter Course in Horticulture.

Winter Course In Horticulture.
The Kansas Agricultural College pro-
poses to establish short course OF twelve
weeks in the study of horticulture during
January February and March, 1900. It
will be open to all young men of good char
acter over Is years of age. The course of
study and teaching proposed is as follows,
and President Will invites suggestions from
anyone interested in horticulture for its inn
prOvement and adaptation to the horticul-
tural interests of this State.
Agricultural Botany - The subjects
treated are those that have direct bearing
upon agriculture and horticulture, such as
grasses, fruits, economic plants, weeds, etc.
Two hours per week. Lectures. Professor
of Botany.
Principles of Plant Culture.--A study of
the general principles underlying plant
growth; termination, structure and parts
of the plant, formation of seed; propagation
by seedage, outage, graftage, layerage;
transplanting; environment; effects of tenn
perature, light, air, food supply and water
supply, parasites, weeds, ETC.; improvement,
cultivation, training and selection Three
hours per week. Textbooks, Gof's Prin-
ciples Of Plant Cultures Bailey's Nursery
Book. Professor of Horticulture.
Vegetable Gardening and Small Fruit
Culture-The first half of the term is de-
voted to vegetable growing. Subjects treat
ed include the raising of vegetables for
home and market with locations, soils, fer
tilizers, TOOLS irrigation, ETC., best suited for
crops grown in kitchen and market gar
dens; the construction and manipulation of
hot-beds, cold-frames and winter gardens;
the growing of early and late crops, their
special treatment, methods of planting, cul-
tivation and harvesting; the means EN-
ployed in the storage and preservation of
vegetables for future use; varieties suitable
for Kansas conditions and methods of i'm
provement Small fruit culture occupies the
second half of the term. The subject is
treated in much the same manner as vege-
table gardening, taking up the cultivation
of small fruits and the methods employed
in their propagation, handling and improve
ment. Five hours per week. Lectures. Pro-
fessor of Horticulture.
Orchard Treatment and POmology.-This
branch is devoted to the practical treatment
of orchard work; location, soil, planting,
pruning, cultivation and fertility of the
orchard; study of the use and value of
wind breaks, how best made, trees suited
for same in Kansas; causes of plant varia
tion and methods employed in the improve
ment of orchard fruits; grape growing in
the West, study of the distinctive charac-
teristics of varieties, their value for home
and market use; lists of varieties of fruits
suitable for Kansas orchards general
treatment of planning the grounds, lOca-
tion of houses barns, gardens, orchards,
lawns, fields, etc. Five hours per week.
Text book, Bailey's Principles OF Fruit
Growing. Lectures, with library references.
Professor of Horticulture.
Orchard Diseases and Insects.-rhe work
of this branch is the investigation of vari-
GUS orchard pests Life history and depre-
dations of insects and fungous diseases at
tacking horticultural crops, together with
means of combating them, preventives and
remedies; mechanical devices, spraying
compounds and machinery, and methods
employed in the warfare. Diseases, two
hours per week. Professor of Botany. In
sects, three hours per week. Professor of
Entomology.
Plant Propagation.--Practice work in va
rious methods of grating and budding; the
making of herbaceous and hardwood cut
tings the construction and management of
hot-beds and cold-fram for winter forcing
of vegetables; planting and management of
early spring vegetables till time of trans
planting. Practical instruction and train
ing in all winter operations of the active
horticulturist Ten hours per week. Pro-
fessor of Horticulture and assistants
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