Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-07-21

ture in the rural schools, or to enter
collegiate course OF study; but the
greater proportion of those who take
this work are preparing to engage in
actual farming and the instruction
and training is designed especially to
N eet their needs. In order to enter
and carry on this work, school train
ing equivalent to the completion of
the eighth grade of the public
schools, is necessary. The instruc-
ton is by means of text book study
and classroom Rotations, supple
mented with very large amount of
laboratory practice. The fields,
barns. shops, livestock, and labora-
tories of the college farm and build
ings are utilized for this practice
work. Courses Of study in agricul-
ture proper include those dealing
with soils and crops, livestock, dairy
ing, poultry production and manage
ment, farm buildings and farm ma
ciinery and farm management Sup
Elemental courses in orchard and
garden management, in woodwork
ing and blacksmithing, in diseases of
farm animals, in insect and plant
life, and in farm bookkeeping are
also offered; and the completion of
the three years course offered in this
department requires the pursuit of
certain fundamental educational
work in English, mathematics, langu-
age and history.
Opportunity is offered for the
study of agriculture as a science in
he collegiate courses in agronomy
ami in animal husbandry or dairy
ing. These are full four years
courses, requiring collegiate entrance
requirements and emitting those
who complete them to the degree of
Bachelor of Science College en-
trance requirements means that the
student must have completed four
years high school course of study,
or it's equivalent. Similar courses OF
scientific study are offered in horti-
culture and in veterinary science in
the corresponding departments of
the college. The primary purpose of
these collegiate courses Of study is
hot to train students to become ex-
ports in matters of farm practice,
but to give them such a knowledge
of the fundamental scientific prin-
ciples upon which agriculture is
based that, upon com pletion of the
course, they will be able to enter any
one of the many fields of agricultural
activity and successfully meet the
conditions or solve the problems
with which they may be confronted,
and to become leaders in the devel-
opment of improved agricultural
methods and conditions in the com
munities where they live.
The four years courses, therefore,
include thorough study in the funda-
mental sciences of botany, chemist
try, entomology, bacteriology, ETC.,
jects in crop production, soil man
agement, feeding and management
of farm livestock, etc. The equip
ment and laboratory facilities for
scientific study of this kind at the
College are equal to that of many of
the older and more richly endowed
| a oriculturo1 colJopoc Of tho ITpi+o1
States and are constantly being adj
ded to or improved. Graduates from
this department are now successfully
filing positions as scientific investi-
gators in the United States depart
ment Of agriculture, as instructors
in this and other colleges, as manag-
ers of large farms, as teachers of ag-
riculture in high schools of this and
other states and as leading progress
sive farmers in different parts of the
country
The demand for their services is
far in excess of the supply The col
lege is constantly receiving requests
for men to fill positions Of respon-
sibility. and high remuneration in
agricultural development work,
many Of which we are unable to sup
ply because of the insufficient num-
Der of students who have yet COM
pleted their training for such work
fhe very rapid increase in enroll
mont in collegiate courses in agri-
culture in the college during the
past few years is a cause for salts
faction. but there seems to be no
posi- bility of supplying completely
the rapidly increasing demand for
trained workers in this field.