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Title: Catalogue of the Hampton Normal & Agricultural Institute, at Hampton, Virginia, for the academical year ..
Year: 1869 (1860s)
Authors: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
Subjects: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
Publisher: Hampton : Institute Steam Press
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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eggs; incubation, artificialand natural care of young chicks ; killing, dressing, and trussing fortable or market Horticulture (6 months, 5 periods a week) Orchard fruits—Location and soil requirements of the orchard; thebudding, grafting, planting, pruning, and early care of the young trees; 6o HAMPTON INSTITUTE the cultivation, pruning, and fertilizing of bearing trees; insect enemies,fungus diseases, and treatment for their control; the picking, grading,packing, and marketing of the fruit Small fruits—Methods of propagating each kind of fruit; prepara-tion of the soil, planting, pruning, and cultivating; harvesting and marketing the fruit Vegetables—Principles involved in growing vegetables; planting,cultivating, and handling ; the use of the cold frame ; seed selection andseed testing; cultivation of root crops ; cabbage and tomatoes withspecial reference to seasons of planting and adaptation of various crops ;garden insect enemies and plant diseases, with methods of control
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GATHERING CABBAGES FOR THE BOARDING DEPARTMENTS Bee culture (2 months, 5 periods a week) A study of the inmates of a colony; habits of the bees, such as combbuilding, feeding of young, raising of queens, swarming, honey-makingrobbing ; strains of honey bees and characteristics of each ; methods ofrequeening ; structure of the hive body; bee diseases and enemies The student will be taught by the actual handling of bees. AGRICULTURE 6l Fourth YearNature Study Botany—A study of the representative plants of the differentdivisions of the plant kingdom; the recognition and classification by theuse of a manual of the most common trees and flowering plants in thislocality Entomology—General structure, methods of growth, habits andclassification of insects Zoology—Habits, life phases, and classification of the commonvertebrates, such as toads, reptiles, birds, and rodents Farm accounts (3 months, 4 periods a week) The student will be taught to keep farm reports, records, and costaccounts

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