UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA agricultural Experiment Station COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE E - J - WlCKSON. D. rector BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA CIRCULAR No. 43 May, 1909. The School of Agriculture on the UNIVERSITY FARM Davis, California Second Year Opens September 20, 1909 HARVESTING ALFALFA. Entrance examinations Kegistration day Instruction begins Thanksgiving recess Close of first term Registration clay, second term Instruction begins Washington 's birthday Close of second term CALENDAR. 1909-1910. Monday, September 20, 1909 Tuesday, September 21, 1909 Wednesday, September 22, 1909 Thursday, Nov. 25-Sunday, Nov. 28, 1909 Friday, December 18, 1909 Monday, January 3, 1910 Tuesday, January 4, 1910 Tuesday, February 22, 1910 Friday, May 6, 1910 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE THE UNIVERSITY FARM. An act of the Legislature of 1905 created a Commission to select, and provided money to purchase, a farm for the University of California, to be called the Uni- versity Farm, and to be used through the College of Agricul- ture for conducting experiments and for giving instruction to students in agriculture. The Commission finally selected a farm of 780 acres of fine valley land near Davis, in Yolo County, and it was purchased in 1906. Davis is thirteen miles west of Sacramento, and ten miles south of Woodland; it is at the junc- tion of two branches of the Southern Pacific railroad, one leading into Oregon, the other to the East. The Farm adjoins the town on the west, and lies along the north bank of Putah Creek. Various divisions of the College of Agriculture and Agricultural Experiment Station are using portions of the Farm for experimental purposes and to grow feed for stock. The divisions of horticulture and viticulture have fifty acres planted or to be planted to trees and vines: the division of animal industry has eighty acres seeded to alfalfa and twenty acres more under preparation, also several acres in maize and stock beets. Under a special State appropriation, cereal investigations are conducted upon about fifty acres. The U. S. Department of Agriculture is conducting irrigation investigations RAISIN MAKING. upon thirty acres, in methods of applying water.* On several smaller areas, eucalyptus trees are planted, variety tests of maize are under way, and Egyptian corn and other summer crops grown. The larger part of the Farm is in hay and grain and is used experimentally as the needs require. Buildings and equipment. For purposes of instruction in agriculture several buildings have been erected on the Farm since its purchase, and others will be added as the need arises and funds are available. The Creamery is a two-story building 60x80 and has rooms for separating, churning and cheese making. A forty-horsepower boiler furnishes steam for heating, and for power to operate the creamery machinery and the eight-ton refrigerating machine. On the second floor are two class-rooms, a laboratory and four offices. This building is for the present the administrative center of the Farm and the School. The Pavilion is a one-story octagon-shaped building 60x80. It serves as a place for stock-judging and also as an auditorium for general meetings. The seating capacity is about 500. The Dairy barn consists of a main hay and feed portion 41x166 and two wings at right angles thereto each 41x105. The east wing has stanchions for fifty-two cows, while the west wing has small stanchions for calves, and ten boxstalls for cows at calving and for bulls. The central part of the main barn is reserved for hay storage, while the ends are occupied with feed rooms, machine room, drive- ways, and three sleeping rooms for attendants. The barn has a concrete floor throughout with concrete gutters and mangers. The Seed house is located on the cereal experiment tract, and is especially designed for the needs of that department. It is a one- story building 25x46, and in addition to office and small seed room has three larger rooms; one a tool room, one for student laboratory and one for general work room. The Dormitory is a two-and-one-half-story building 36x150, accommodating sixty students. It has also two suites consisting of sitting-room, sleeping-room and private bath. Every convenience in the way of bathing facilities, heating, lighting, large living-room and furnishings has been provided to make the life in the dormitory attractive and homelike. A water and sewer system has been installed at a cost of about $18,000. The domestic water supply is pumped from a deep well into a 30,000-gallon tank at an elevation of sixty feet. Six-inch pipes carry the water to all present buildings and on lines to supply many future buildings, and to fire-hydrants at necessary points. The dis- posal of sewage is by means of septic tanks from which it is pumped over an aerator and then applied to the land for irrigation. Six- and eight-inch sewer pipes lead from the buildings to the septic tank with DAIRY BARN. INTERIOR DAIRY BARN. concrete manholes at convenient intervals. This system has been planned and constructed with extreme care, to the end that future occupants of the Farm and attendants upon the Schools may be assured of sanitary surroundings. New Buildings. During the summer of 1909 several buildings will be added to the present equipment of the Farm. A dining-hall and kitchen will be built near the dormitory. The dining-room will be large enough to accommodate 125 boarders; and its plan will allow it to be greatly enlarged as the number of students at the Farm increases. The kitchen will be thoroughly up-to-date, with refrigerating-room, store-rooms and laundry adjoining. On the second floor, over the dining-room, will be several sleeping-rooms. A Horticulture building will be erected this summer, fully equipped with laboratories, greenhouses, class-rooms and a large assembly hall. A horse barn and buildings for swine and sheep will be added to the equipment of the division of animal industry. An addition will be made to the seed house which will more than double the storage capacity and permit all of the present building to be used for laboratory purposes. A veterinary clinic consisting of lecture, anatomy, office and laboratory rooms and stable is also expected to be ready for the fall opening. The poultry division will construct houses for its accommodation during the coming season. THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE. The School of Agriculture opened for first instruction to regular students in January, 1909. Its purpose is to furnish a technical training in agriculture to those who do not wish, or do not feel able, to pursue a college course. The regular course is for three years, and does not fulfill the requirements for entrance to college After finishing the course in the School, however, a student can usually make up the remaining college entrance subjects, if he wishes to do so, by spending a year or two at an accredited high school. The plan of the School is ultimately to include work in Domestic Science for girls. But at present, owing to insufficient facilities, only boys are admitted to the School. Length of School Year. The school year is divided into two terms. The first term begins during the latter part of September and runs until Christmas ; the second term begins immediately after New Year's and closes early in May. Instruction begins promptly at the beginning of the term, and all students are expected to be present on the first day of the term, and to remain until the close of the term. Course of Study. The course of study covers quite completely the various branches of agriculture followed in this State. The principal aim of the course, however, is to give sufficient understanding of the funda- mental principles upon which all successful agriculture is based, so DORMITORY, — LIVING ROOM. DORMITORY, — STUDENT 's ROOM. that those who have completed the course will be able to act intelli- gently in arriving at a solution of the individual problems which every farming enterprise presents. With this end in view, more than half of the work of the course is actual laboratory or field work. Most of of the time is spent on strictly agricultural subjects ; but solid courses are given in practical English, mathematics and history. COUKSES OF STUDY. First Year. First term, Second term 13 weeks. 18 weeks. Botany and Plant Propagation 8 • 8 Livestock Judging 4 Agriculture 5 4 Entomology 6 Poultry 5 Farm Practice 3 3 Arithmetic and Algebra 3 3 English 3 3 Second Year. Chemistry 8 8 Horticulture and Viticulture 6 6 Animal Industry 10 Dairy Industry 8 Farm Accounts 2 Mathematics 3 3 English 3 3 Third Year. Soil Fertility and Farm Crops 6 6 Farm Mechanics 6 6 Irrigation 4 4 Animal Physiology and Animal Industry 4 4 Elective 4 4 Mathematics 3 3 History and Civics 3 3 Note. — During 1909-10 second-year students will take, in place of animal indus- try first term, entomology (6) and poultry (5) or agriculture (5). Animal industry will be given in the second term in place of dairy industry. Entrance Requirements. The basis of entrance to the School is the satisfactory comple- tion of a grammar school course. Applicants for entrance who hold grammar school certificates will be admitted without examination. Other applicants are required to take an examination in English, arithmetic, geography and United States history, which will be held 10 i--JI - - . ■ 2r '* •• f 3^h3K •' - -' Y:$fe I ^ .•/ ■.**£?$%'" -'* lift 1 **-- * V» HP) * M-mm*J*M&^j irj^n Mil JE^^i^^^Bf 5 * "^ J^^P^^.»J ,™' STOCK JUDGING. ill I :#13te - J. :£v|r ,„ : . ,j f*£> *. lumnvRftiktlif — MBJBMBMffffliBtffHtiS IRRIGATION CLASS. 11 at the beginning of the fall term. It is deemed wise not to admit boys under fifteen years of age. Evidence of good moral character will be required, and a satisfactory recommendation from the school last attended. Students who lack earnestness, whose influence is detrimental to the good of their associates, or whose actions are not in harmony with the purposes of the School, may be dismissed at any time. To Gain Admission. Applicants for admission to the School should send their applications, with credentials, to the Principal in time to be acted upon before the beginning of the term. If possible, these should be sent before September 1st. Arrangements should be made in advance, also, for rooms in the dormitory, and for board at the dining-hall. Dormitory Life. Non-resident students in the School of Agriculture are expected to live in the dormitory. The rooms are furnished with everything necessary for occupancy except bed-linen and blankets. These each student should bring for himself ; he should have two double blankets, two pairs of sheets, three pillow-cases and hand and bath towels. Most of the beds are three-quarter width. Laundering of the bed-linen and towels is done by the School. Students residing in the dormitory are not expected to leave the •building without permission after 7 :30 p. m. From 7 :30 until 10 :00 p. m. students are expected to remain in their own rooms for study. Rooms and halls must be quiet at all times, especially during the study hours in the evening. The principal and his wife will reside in the dormitory. This building, with the dining-hall, will be under the care of a resident matron, who will act as hostess. A commodious living-room, with large fireplace, forms the gathering-place for all dormitory residents. This room is most comfortably furnished with an abundance of easy chairs, a piano, and large reading tables. It is hoped that the social life of the School, centering about the dormitory, may be a very pleasant and valuable factor in the education of its students. Expenses. The rent of rooms in the dormitory ranges from $4 to $6 per month; most of the rooms are $6. The cost of board in the dining- hall will not exceed $18 per month. Board and room rent are pay- able monthly in advance. 12 13 Tuition in the School is free. To meet the cost of materials actually used by students in class-room and laboratory, a fee of $5 per term or $10 per year is charged. In addition to this, each student is required to pay for breakage of apparatus used in the laboratory. To cover the cost of this, a deposit of $5 is required of each student ; the unused part of this will be returned at the close of the year. A further deposit of $3 is required of each student residing in the dormitory, to pay for possible damage to his room or to the build- ing. Each student will be held responsible for the condition of his room and its furniture. The unused part of this deposit also will be returned at the close of the year. Books and regular school supplies cost about $15 per year. Special clothing, such as white suits for the creamery, and overalls and jump- ers for field and laboratory work, cost about $1 per suit. The total expense of an eight months' year need not exceed $225. Address correspondence regarding the School to Arthur M. Ceeghorn, Principal, School of Agriculture, Davis, California. SHORT COURSES FOR FARMERS. Short courses for farmers were held on the University Farm in the fall of 1908 and will be repeated in the fall of 1909. They are from two to eight weeks in length and include Poultry Husbandry, General Agriculture, Horticulture and Viticulture, Animal Industry, Dairy Manufacture, and Market Milk and Cream Supply. Announcement of the Short Courses will be given in a separate circular to be issued later. For further information regarding them address Superintendent University Farm Schools, Davis, California. 14 STUDENTS AT THE UNIVEESITY FARM, 1909. School of Agriculture. Dawson, John R Grass Valley Davis, Wm. M Pomona Dickson, Ira B Fair Oaks Fish, Theron P Meridian Gammon, Percy Courtland Gibbons, Kobert L .....Orangevale Greive, Walter S Davis Hyde, Howard Davis Levinson, Louis H San Francisco Neilsen, Peter J Oakland Robertson, Geo. W Pomona Shirai, James J San Francisco Stetson, Meriam..... San Rafael Thomsen, Anders San Francisco Walker, Percy D Sacramento Wente, Ernest A Livermore Wire, Clayton Davis Zane, George A Davis College of Agriculture. Mendenhall, Edward T San Diego Mitchell, Lucius S... .St. Martinville, La. Morgan, David N Nevada City Taylor, Ralph H East Oakland Tylor, Archibald R Los Angeles Special Students at the Farm. Cressey, W. E San Francisco Farbstein, J Woodbine, N. J. Morrow, Geo. W San Mateo Roberts, Elmer Berkeley V T est. John T Suisun CREAMERY PRACTICE — SEPARATORS. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA— COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY FARM, DAVIS, CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE. APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION. Date Name in full Residence Date and place of birth Parent or guardian will approve this application by signing below. (Business address.) CERTIFICATE FROM SCHOOL LAST ATTENDED. The above named applicant enrolled in the School completed grade with the following record: Scholarship, Deportment, Attendance, Dated at , 19 I hereby recommend „ as a desirable student for the School of Agriculture. (Teacher, Principal, or Superintendent.) Detach and mail to the Principal, School of Agriculture, Davis, California. DORMITORY.