Catalogue of the Hampton Normal & Agricultural Institute, at Hampton, Virginia, for the academical year .. . s—Study of some of the most common ones; methodsby which they may be controlled Econoinic entomology—How insects grow, some of the commonbiting and sucking insects; methods by which they can be controlled;Natures methods in the control of insects Home grounds—Each pupil has a garden and does the actualwork of preparing the grounds, sowing the seed, and caring for theplants. All students receive instruction in methods of beautifyinghome grounds. Animal industry—Four periods a week during
Catalogue of the Hampton Normal & Agricultural Institute, at Hampton, Virginia, for the academical year .. . s—Study of some of the most common ones; methodsby which they may be controlled Econoinic entomology—How insects grow, some of the commonbiting and sucking insects; methods by which they can be controlled;Natures methods in the control of insects Home grounds—Each pupil has a garden and does the actualwork of preparing the grounds, sowing the seed, and caring for theplants. All students receive instruction in methods of beautifyinghome grounds. Animal industry—Four periods a week during half of the Secondyear Horses, mules, sheep, and swine—The animal is brought into theclassroom, where the students learn its different parts and points ; whycertain points are superior and others inferior; the use of familiar terms,such as thoroughbred, pure-bred, cross-bred, grade, and registered ; theorigin and pecularities of the breed. 46 HAMPTON INSTITUTE Cattle—The different types peculiar to each class of beef and dairyanimals are taught by representative animals. With beef animals a. A CLASS JUDGING A HORSE study is made of economic meat production, while in the dairy stress isla;d on the valuable points common to good milk producers. With bothclasses the adaptation of the leading breeds is briefly considered. Dairying—The care of milk and milking utensils ; testing the butterfat; creaming milk by the shallow-pan method and by separator ; ripeningand churning cream ; washing, salting, and marketing butter Poultry raising—Breeds of fowls ; general care ; natural and artifi-cial methods of hatching and rearing; poultry buildings—their location,construction, and furnishings ; diseases and parasites common to fowls. ARITHMETIC The First-year students make a thorough review of common anddecimal fractions. In advance, they cover compound numbers andpractical measurements ; percentage and its applications; interest; andthe extraction of square roots. Durrell
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