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Report of the Committee for the Improvement of Laboratory Work in the Introductory Course in Field Crops 1
Author(s) -
Etheridge W. C.,
Morgan J. O.,
Funchess M. J.,
Fisher M. L.,
Schafer E. G.,
Wolfe T. K.,
Zahnley J. W.,
Arny A. C.,
Cooper H. P.
Publication year - 1924
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1924.00021962001600010002x
Subject(s) - library science , computer science
In the beginning the Committee meets the following predetermined conditions: L In nearly all colleges the introductory course in field crops aims to instruct in (a) the best practices for local production and (b) matters more technical or cultural. The two objectives are course interrelated, inseparable and mutually dependent for their interest and value; nevertheless practical instruction is generally of primary importance. 2. All male agricultural students are required to take this course (it may be divided into grains and forages, given in separate semesters); or a majority of students take it by choice. 3. Although many students take advanced courses in field crops, by election or requirement, the majority take only the introductory course. There are only rare exceptions to this condition. Therefore this study must begin with the understanding that in nearly all colleges of agriculture the majority of students receive their only systematic training in field crops from an introductory course mainly in practical production. Whether this truly indicates the best possibilities for instruction in field crops or is simply the result of curricular limitations are questions which may not be appropriately discussed at this time. The situation must be accepted and its influence upon the nature of the problem recognized.