Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-06

volume tables. Valuation of forest
land and of forest crops at different
ages.
4. numbering lectures.
Methods of logging in different re-
gions of United States. Principal
commercial woods, their use and
Identification. Minor forest pro-
ducts.
5. National Forest Administra-
tion-Thirty lectures. A study of
the policy, methods and regulations
of the United States Forest Service.
6. Forest Regulation-Ten lee
lures. Development of the simpler
methods of regulation for sustained
yield determination of the rotation.
Z. Surveying-Thirty lessons.
Twenty laboratories. l. Use of
drafting instruments, conventional
designs used in topographic mapping
with especial emphasis on the con-
structon of contour maps.
2. Rough methods of mapping
without instruments and with only
the hand level or anaroid.
8. The use of Compass, Traverse
Board and Hand Level-Land Sur
veying the government land survey,
reading corners, witness trees, etc.
Method of retracing old survey and
re-establishing lost corners.
8. Forest Botany I.-Ten lessons
The range and Identification of our
most valuable commercial trees.
2. Ten lessons. Causes of decay;
distribution and growth of fungi
General causes of diseases of trees
and seedlings.
3. Ten lessons. Studies in plant
life.
g. Mineralogy-Te lessons-Id-
ratification of common minerals, ma
ture of occurrence; how to choose
samples in examining validity of
claims; placer work, panning, etc.
10. Forest ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
lessons. An elementary study Of
some of the more common economic
insects found in the Northwest. Spe-
cial attention will be given to de-
structiye forest insects.
General Courses
/. The Home Treatment of Acct
dents and Diseases of Farm Animals,
Thirty lessons. Twelve laboratory
periods The care of domestic ami
mails with reference to preventing
disease, the physiology of animals in
it's relation to the formation of en-
ergy to produce work, meat or milk;
discussion of common ailments that
may be given home treatment, dis
injecting wounds, bandaging, treat
ing collie, or bloats, casting, drench-
ing, obstetrica1 operations, etc
2. Farm Accounts-Thirty les
sons. Simple principles for keeping
farm accounts to enable the farmer
to tell when he is making money,
what branches of his farming return
profit what branches result in loss,
where and how losses may be re-
duced or profits increased.
3. Plant Growth-Ten lessons.
/ Ten laboratory periods. How the
plant makes food for itself and the
, rest of the world, it's growth and life
, processes.
/; Farm Insects-Ten lessons.
, laboratory periods. Enough instruc-
, ton will be given regarding the hab-
| its and life history of insect pests to
enable the student to understand
their spread and methods of controll-
ing them.
5 Agricultural Bacteriology -
Ten lessons. Four laboratory per-
iods. Bacteria in their relation to
agriculture, dairying, cheese max
ing, etc
6. The Chemistry of Plant and
Animal Life-Ten lessons. The
= meaning of chemical terms used In
, bulletins on soils, fertilizers, feeding,
, plant growth. A few fundamental
principles, the knowledge of which is
| essential to intelligent reading OF
| agricultural literature.
Special Short Courses.
! Four special two weeks courses of
instruction in practical fruit-growing,
J poultry production, grain and stock
Judging respectively, will be offered
, for those who cannot spend more
time than this away from their home
and work. In these special short
| courses no attempt to study from
text books will be made. The in
| structiOn will be chiefly by means of
! lectures by members of the college
| faculty and experiment station staff,
F. discussions by practical farmers who
are in attendance, and practice work
Or demon t ratione in tho Iaboratnr-