Agriculture (Agric)
1. Survey of Agricultural Industry (3)
(3 lecture hours weekly.)
A survey of the status of Agriculture in the United States, with particular
reference to California. Production trends in plant and animal production.
The cooperative movement in the United States. Legislation affecting farming;
occupational opportunities.
2. Orchard and Vineyard Pests and Diseases (3)
(2 lecture hours and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Study of life histories of important orchard and vineyard pests; methods
of prevention and control; important diseases of trees and vines selection
and use of dusting and spraying equipment. Saturday field trips. Required
of students interested in fruit inspection.
4. Horticulture (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Fruit types and varieties and their botanical distinction; judging fruits;
.harvesting, handling, storage, and marketing of fruits; fall and winter
orchard practice.
5. Horticulture (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Principles and practices of fruit production. A study of practical problems
relating to jobs such as: planting, pruning, propagation, irrigation, cultivation,
fertilization, disease and insect pest prevention and control.
6. Viticulture (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Grape varieties; picking, harvesting, and marketing grapes; raisin and table
grape production; judging, grapes; grape products and by-products.
7. Vineyard Management (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Principles of vineyard management, pruning, propagation, cultivation, fertilization
and costs of production. Control of diseases and pests in vineyards. Vineyard
judging, vineyard plans.
8. Plant Propagation (2)
(1 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Propagation of economic plants, especially those suitable for landscape
work; trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, and uses in plant composition. Practice
in lathhouse, glasshouse, and garden. Art 9 recommended as a supplement.
9. Landscape Gardening (2)
(1 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Plant materials suitable for improvement of school and home grounds; design,
planting, and maintenance.
10. Agriculture Code (3)
(2 lecture hours and 3 laboratory-discussion hours weekly.)
The agriculture code of California; important shipping varieties of fruit
and vegetables; fruit and vegetable standards, grades and containers. Required
of students interested in fruit inspection.
11. Federal-State Shipping Point Inspection (3)
(2 lecture hours and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Study of United States' standard for fruit and vegetables produced in the
San Joaquin Valley; maturity requirements, tolerance, and grades. Practice
in grading fruits and vegetables and filling out reports. Prerequisites:
Agric. 2, Agric. 10, or permission of the instructor.
20. Meat Production (3)
(Two Saturday field trips and 3 lecture hours weekly.)
Judging and selection of meat animals. Factors in producing top quality
meat. Marketing, packing house operations, and retail butchering from the
consumer's as well as the producer's point of view.
21. Animal Husbandry (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Judging and selection of breeding stock. Beef, sheep, swine, and horse husbandry.
Field trips to fairs and livestock enterprises, and practical work with
the livestock on the College Farm constitute the laboratory requirement.
22. Principles of Dairying (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
General survey of the field of scientific and practical dairying with emphasis
on the principles and practices involved in milk production in the Fresno
area. The laboratory work consists largely of individual and group field
trips to dairy enterprises, and practical work with College Dairy Herd on
the College Farm.
24a-b. Farm Practice, Plant (1-3 both semesters)
Individual work in connection with practical jobs in horticulture or crop
projects. Student must show ability to satisfactorily complete job relating
to methods of production; disease and insect control; harvesting an marketing
of crops; and management of plant enterprises. Hours to be arranged.
25a-b-c-d-e. Practice Course (1-6)
(A maximum of 6 units allowed to-ward the A.B. degree.)
Students lacking practical experience or wishing experience in a particular
field will be assigned to work under supervision. Credit based on skills
acquired and a report on their field of work.
a. Dairying and Dairy Products b. Field Crops c. Horticulture d. Meat Animals
e. Poultry Production
Prerequisite: permission of .instructor.
26. Dairy Products (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Composition, nature, and value of milk and milk products. Principles and
applications of various tests on milk. Judging dairy products. Field work
in creamery practices.
32a-b. Farm Practice, Animal (1-3 both semesters)
Acquisition of practical skills in the raising and handling of meat or dairy
animals on the College Farm. Hours to be arranged.
34. Poultry Husbandry (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Feeding, housing, breeding and general management of poultry, with practice
in operating incubators, feeding and caring for chicks and fowls; anatomy
and physiology of poultry.
41. Agronomy (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Place of field crops in agriculture; classification of field crops, their
9 graphical distribution and relation to climate and soil; cropping systems
in relation to soil fertility.
51. Soils and Irrigation (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Study of soils and fertilizers, soil conservation and problems of soil management.
Principles and practices of irrigation, economic use and application of
water, water measuring devices. Use of farm level in preparing land for
irrigation.
61. Rural Sociology (3)
(3 lecture hours weekly.)
National state and local problems of rural versus urban life; the country
home, rural and suburban; its place in American life. A supplement to Agriculture
172. Same as Sociology 61.
75a-b. Farm Automotive Mechanics (1-4 each semester)
(Hours to be arranged.)
Operation, repair, and maintenance of tractors, trucks, autos, and other
farm motors, including gas and diesel.
81a-b. Farm Structures and Equipment (1-4 each semester)
(Hours to be arranged.)
Planning and construction of farm buildings. Design, operation, repair,
d construction of farm wood equipment.
82a-b. Farm Forging and Welding (1-4 each semester)
(Hours to be arranged.)
Farm machinery and equipment repair, maintenance, and construction, including
arc and oxy-acetylene welding, forging and tempering, grinding and drilling.
83a-b. Farm Sheet Metal Construction (1-4 each semester)
(Hours to be arranged.)
Metal work, including bending, shaping, soldering, riveting, and spot welding
on farm sheet metal equipment.
101. Agricultural Leadership (2)
(1 two hour lecture-discussion-practice session weekly.)
Course is designed to train or to improve the ability of agricultural and
indistrial supervisors or leaders, already well grounded in their field,
in three basic skills:
Job Instrucuction - Skill in instructing men on the job.
Job Relations - Skill in leading men and in handling personnel problems.
Job Methods - Skill in making the most of the materials, equipment, and
manpower available (efficiency methods.)
108a-b. Farm Practice, Plant (1-3 both semesters)
(Hours to be arranged.)
Practical experience in jobs relating to field crops and horticulture. Special
conferences and problems to meet the individual's needs. Prerequisite: upper
division standing and one lower division course in horticulture or field
crops.
117. Fruit and Vegetable Inspection (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Fruits and vegetables produced in San Joaquin Valley: inspection laws, standards
for grading and fruit and vegetables. Recommended for students interested
in inspection work. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
127. Dairy Inspection (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
County and state dairy laws with practical experience in interpretation
of these laws in selected cases. The requirements for various standards
of milk and dairy products for the producer and for the manufacturer. Prerequisite:
Agriculture 22 or 26.
128. Feeds and Feeding (3)
(3 lecture hours weekly.)
Composition, use and compounding of feeds and their relationship to animal
growth and development; balancing rations for all types of live stock. Prerequisite:
Agriculture 20 and/or 21.
135a-b. Farm Practice, Animal (1-3 both semesters)
(Hours to be arranged.)
Practical problems and special conferences relating to the management of
animal enterprises based on the individual needs of the student. Prerequisite:
one lower division course in animal husbandry.
164. Farm Management (3)
(3 lecture hours weekly.).
Purpose, scope, and application of farm management to the business of farming.
Prerequisite: 12 units in Agriculture.
172. General Agriculture (3)
(2 lecture and 4 laboratory hours)
The environment of a suburban or rural home is studied as it applies to
better use of land for homes. An application of the biological sciences
is made through the study of propagating garden flowers and vegetables;
the home orchard; care of farm animals; landscaping and arrangements of
buildings for both recreational and economic use. Prerequisite: Biol. la
and 3 units of other science. Counts as natural science.
195. Honors Course (1-4)
Investigation of local problems in agriculture. Permission of instructor
is required. For majors in agriculture. Hours to be arranged.
*For the A.B. degree, a maximum total of 20 units in agriculture 75ab, 8la-b, 82a-b, and 83a-b is allowed for a major in agriculture; nine units for a minor in agriculture; and six units as electives.