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University of Wisconsin / College of agriculture announcement of courses: 1942-1944
Departments of instruction, pp. 203-223
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AGRONOMY 111. WRITING AGRICULTURAL FEATURES. I; 2-3 cr. May be taken for 3 credits by majors in agricultural journalism. Prerequisite: Student in agriculture or consent of instructor. Mr. Sumner. 112. WRITING HOME ECONOMICS FEATURES. II; 2-3 cr. May be taken for 3 credits by majors in home economics journalism. Prerequisite: Student in home economics or consent of instructor. Mr. Sumner. 115. WRITING AND EDITING BULLETINS. I; 2 cr. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Miss Langdon. 180. SPECIAL PROBLEMS. I, II; *cr. Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of instructor. Staff. 200. RESEARCH. Yr; *cr. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instruct- or. Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Sumner. 208. SEMINARY. Yr; 2 cr. Reader interest. Mr. Sumner. 212. SEMINARY. Yr; 2 cr. History of magazines. Offered 1942-43 and alternate years. Mr. Sumner. AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HEAN, librarian. 1. LIBRARY PRACTICE. I; 2 cr. Library classification and arrangement, bulletin filing, use of card catalogues, periodical indexes, abstract journals, public documents, standard reference works, and the compiling of bibliographies. Mr. Hean. AGRONOMY PROFESSORS BRIGGS, DELWICHE, GRABER, chairman, LEITH, WRIGHT; ASSOCIATE PRO- FESSORS AHLGREN, ALBERT, NEAL, H.L. SHANDS, D.C. SMITH; ASSISTANT PROFESSORS BURCALOW, HOLDEN, R.G. SHANDS, W.K. SMITH, TORRIE; INSTRUCTORS SCHWENDIMAN, STROMMEN, TURNER. Not to exceed five credits from the following courses may be counted as a portion of the major requirements in agronomy: Soils 26, Soils 106, Soils 127, Plant Pathology 101, Botany 117, Botany 129, and Genetics 104. 1. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN CROP PRODUCTION. I, II; 3 cr. A survey of plant science with emphasis on the applications to agronomic practice. Required of all agri- cultural students. Mr. Ahlgren, Mr. Schwendiman. 16. CROP IDENTIFICATION AND STANDARDS. I; 2 cr. (Same as Horticulture 16.) A laboratory study of the classification, identification and standards of excellence of field, orchard, and garden crops. Only one credit of this course may be counted toward a major in agronomy. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Mr. Holden, Mr. J. G. Moore. 36. BIOMETRY. I; 3 cr. Introduction to the logic and use of statistics in the plan- ning, analysis and interpretation of biological data. Prerequisites: Math. I or 71 or consent of instructor, and junior standing. Mr. Torrie. 100. THESIS. Yr; 2 cr. Subject should be chosen early. Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of instructor. Staff. 102. PASTURES AND PASTURE PROBLEMS. I; 2 cr. The establishment, maintenance, and improvement of pastures. Prerequisites: Agron. I and preferably some courses in soils and botany. Mr. Ahlgren. 104. GRAIN CROPS. I; 3 cr. Taxonomic aspects, origin and distribution, cultural and commercial relations. Prerequisite: Agron. 1 or consent of instructor. Mr. Leith, Mr. H. L. Shands. 209
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