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II. Scientific and Practical Agriculture.

1. The Scientific Course comprises a review of what is known of the
chemical composition, the structure and the functions of the organs of
plants; and of the atmosphere and soil, as related to vegetable production.

2. The Practical Course comprises the study of the nature and formation
of soils; their exposure and drainage; the best methods of
tillage; and the use of manures and fertilizers, with experiments to
show their effects. Special instruction is given in the mechanical operations
of the farm, and in the practical management of teams.

This class is continued throughout the session.

Text-books:—"How Crops Grow," and "How Crops Feed," by Johnson; "Scientific
Agriculture," by Pendleton: "American Farmer," by Flint; "Manual of Zoology,"
by Nicholson; "School and Field Book of Botany." by Gray; Sack's Textbook.
For reference:—Carpenter's Zoology; Harris's Insects Injurious to Vegetation;
Mivart's Comparative Anatomy; "Flora of the Southern States," by Chapman;
Armsby on "Cattle Feeding," and Law's Veterinary Adviser.

The Course in Agricultural Engineering, under the Professor of
Mathematics applied to Engineering, includes lectures and practical exercises
in the field and at the drawing-board on the following subjects:

Land Surveying and Levelling, with special applications to the surveying
and the mapping of farms, the location of roads and ditches, and the
measurement of ordinary earthworks.

Design and Erection of structures in Earth, Timber, Brickwork and
Masonry, as buildings, simple forms of highway bridges, dams for storage
reservoirs, etc.

Elementary principles of Hydraulics, with applications to the drainage
and irrigation of lands, the reclamation of swamps, the storage and conveyance
of water, etc.

Elements of the Mechanics of Machines, with special reference to the
more important types of Agricultural Machinery.