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Note.—Students who are intending to take the Agricul- ture Course are advised to consult the Dean of the Faculty before entering upon it.
Compulsory Entrance Subjects.—There are none, hut as a preliminary to the *degree course the following subjects at the School Intermediate Examination standard are ad- vised:— Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, and French or German. A knowledge of Physics and Chemistry is also desirable. Matriculation is required.
(1) Bachelor of Agricultural Science (B+.Agr.Sc.).—Can- didates are required to complete four years and pass four examinations for this degree. Credit may be retained for subjects passed in any year, and candidates may. with the permission of the Faculty, proceed with subjects of a later year.
During each year of the course, candidates must attend Lectures, Laboratory Work, Demonstrations, and Excur- sions as required by the Faculty. In the Second Year of the course, residence at the Werribee State Research Farm is required. A pre-requisite to entry on the Fourth Year of the course is the production of certificates of not less than five weeks' experience in some phase of pastoral, agricul- tural or horticultural work, approved by the Faculty. The period covered by the certificates must have been spent since the December Annual examinations of the Second Year.
SUBJECTS OF THE COURSE.
The subjects of Lectures, Practical work, and Examina- tion in the various years of the course are as follow:—
*There is a Diploma Course in Agriculture, which is iden•
tical with the Degree course, except that matriculation is not required. It is necessary, however, that candidates should have passed at some Public Examination in six subjects, Including English, Algebra, and Geometry, unless they are, for special reasons, exempted by the Professorial Board from this requirement.
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FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE.First Year (Pass and Honour).
Zoology I. (Agricultural course).
Botany I. (Agricultural course).
Chemistry I. (Agricultural course).
Natural Philosophy I. (Agricultural course).
Second Year; Group A (Pass and Honour).
Agricultural Geology.
Agricultural Entomology I.
Agriculture I.
Group B (Pass) . Elementary Organic Chemistry.
Wool Classing. ' y
Third Year (Pass and Honour). ~.
Agricultural Botany.
Agricultural Chemistry.
Agricultural Entomology II. .~
Agriculture H.
*Physiology (Agricultural course).
*Veterinary Pathology.
Fourth Year (Pass and Honour), Group A.—Agricultural Biochemistry.
Agricultural Engineering and Surveying.
Agriculture III.
(Pass only.) Group B.—Agricultural Bacteriology.
Horticultural Science and Practice.
Plant Pathology.
Veterinary Dietetics.
Group C.—Dairy Technology.
Principles of Viticulture.
Note.—Candida tes who pass in the subjects of Group A and at least one subject in Group B thereby complete the Fourth year of the course, but for admission to the degree the passing of the remaining subjects of Group B Is re-
*These subjects must be passed at some Annual or Special Examination. Usually they are taken in the Third Year1 though they do not form a prescribed part of the course for that year.
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE.
3 1 guired, provided that, with the permission of the Faculty, one subject from Group C may replace a subject of Group B.
FEES PAYABLE.
Matriculation Fee £2 2 0
For each Year—except the Second . 25 0 0
For the *Second Year 6 6 0
For Supplementary Examination 1 1 0
Annual Sports Fee 1 10 0
`Annuel Union Fee-
Non-Collegiate Students 2 2 0 Collegiate Students (in residence) 1 1 0
Fee for the Degree 10 10 0
Far students combining in any one year the subjects necessary to complete one year of the course and some only of the subjects of the succeeding year, the fees are as for single- subjects or £25 ; but if the whole of one year is taken with•one or more subjects of another year, the latter must be paid for as single subjects.
Fees for Single Subjects.
Lectures, Laboratory Work and Field In-
struction in Agriculture I.t £26 5 0 Any One Section of the same subject . . . 7 7 0 (2) Master of Agricultural Science (M.Agr.Sc.).—Can- didates for this degree must either have completed the Bachelor's course, or the fourth year of that course. In the latter case admission by the Faculty is required. At least a year of practical work, involving training in re- search and the passing of an examination in an approved branch of science applied to Agriculture are then required.
*A residence Fee of £1/5/- per week (about £37/10/- in all) is payable by male students to th e Council of Agricultural Edu- cation for the period spent at Werribee State Research Farm.
Women students will defray the cost of their lodgings and pay for such meals as they have on the farm in accordance with an approved scale.
tNo student may enter for this subject without the special permission of the Faculty unless he has passed in at least three subjects of the first year of the course for the Degree or Diploma of Agriculture.
The examination is for pass and honours, and includes—
(a) the preparation during the year of a critical review of the literature on some subject or subjects; (b) a report by the candidate on his original work; (c) an examina- tion which may be both written and practical; provided that if (b) is of sufficient merit the candidate may be ex- cused from (c). Candidates must be Bachelors of Agricul- ture of at least one year's standing before they can be ad- mitted to the degree.
A J. M. Higgins Research Foundation Scholarship of £125 may be awarded on the honour results of the examination.
Bachelors of Agriculture of three years' standing may also be admitted to the degree on the results of an approved thesis, or on evidence of three years' experience together with a dissertation on an approved subject or subjects and an examination therein.
FEES PAYABLE.
For the Examination, £5/5/-, which is deducted from the degree fee of £12/12/- if the candidate passes. If a thesis is submitted the examination fee is £10/10/-.
SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, AND PRIZES.
The following Exhibitions, Scholarships and Prizes are open for competition at the Honour Examinations in the various years of the course.
FIRST YEAR.
Subject. Value. Title.
Botany I. £20 Payne
Chemistry I. £25 Dwight or Medical
Natural Philosophy I. £25 Dwight or Syme
Zoology I. £20 Sweet or Swanton
THIRD YEAR.
Agricultural Botany £20 Third Year
Agricultural Chemistry £22 James Cuming
Agriculture II. £20 J. M. Higgins
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE.
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FOURTH YEAR.
Agricultural Biochemistry Agricultural Engineering Aericulture III.
Whole Year
£22 James Cuming
£20 Lixson
£80 Wrixon
£60 to £200 Gyles Turner
The following Research Scholarship is open to application:
Agricultural Research £125 J. M. Higgins Research Foundation
PRESCRIBED TEXT
-BOOKS FOR 1937.
Author Title Publisher Edit. Price
AGRICULTURAL BACTERIOLOGY TEXT BOOK.
Mackie & Introduction to Practical Bacteriology Livingstone 4th Ed. 18/6 McCartney
FOR REFERENCE.
Muir &Ritchie Manual of Bacterio logy Oaf. Press 9th 30/.
Orla Jensen Dairy Bacteriology Churchill 2nd 29/6 Russell Micro Organisms of t he Soil Longmans 12/6 Waksman Principles of Soil Mitt obiology Bailliere 70/-
Hammer Dairy Bacteriology Chapman & 44/-
Hall AGRICULTURAL BIOCHEMISTRY CONSULT IN LIBRARY.
Monographs on Biochemistry Longmans Various AGRICULTURAL BOTANY
TEXT BOOK.
Ewart Flora of Victoria Melb. Univ. 30/-
Press FOR REFERENCE.
Miller Plant Physiology McGraw 45/8
Maximov The Plant in Relation to water. Allen & U. 31/6
Percival Agricultural Botany Duckworth 21/-
Skene Biology of Flowering Plants Sidgwick 26/-
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY TEXT BOOK.
Russell Soil Conditions and Plant Growth Longman
34/- FOR
REFERENCE.Marshall Colloids in Agriculture Arnold 8/3
Vageler An Introduction to Tropical Soils Macmillan 27/- Findlay Introduction to Physical Chemistry Longmans, 12/8
Green
Hall Text-book of Quantitative Analysis Chapman & 22/- Hall
Hall, A. D. Fertilizers and Manures Murray 12/-
Keen Physical Properties of the Soil Longmans 34/- Prescott The Soils of Australia in Relation to Vegeta-
tion and Climate
Robinson Soils : Their Origin, Constitution, and Murby 32/8 Classification.
The books in this section are obtainable from
ROBERTSON & MULLENS LTD., Elizabeth S
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eet, Melbourne, C.I.Prices subject to alteration.
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Author Title Publisher Edit. Price
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING
TEXT BOOKS.
Malcolm Elementary Surveying Univ. Tutorial 9/- Press
Kershaw Elementary Internal Combustion Engines Longmans 1931 8/3 Welch Notes on the Strength of Timber N.S.W. Govt. 1/-
Printer AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY, I.
TEX T BOOK.
Tillyard Insects of Australia and New Zealand Angus & R. 21/- FOR REFERENCE.
French Destructive Insects of Victoria, (5 Vols.) Govt. Print. 2/6 each AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY, II.
FOR REFERENCE (Additional to those for Part I.).
Imms Text-book of Entomology Methuen 54/-
Wardle and Principles of Insect Control Manchester 32/6
Buckle Univ. Press
AGRICULTURAL GEOLOGY TEXT BOOKS.
Rutley Elements of Mineralogy Murby Read 9/9 Singleton Agricultural Geology Notes Typewritten Free
FOR REFERENCE.
Emerson Agricultural Geology Wiley 28/6
Glinka Great Soil Groups of the World Murby 27/6
(Mimeographed, trans. by C. F. Marbut.)
Merrill Rocks, Rock Weathering and Soils Macmillan 2nd 32/-
Rastall Agricultural Geology Cam. Press 16/-
Robinson Soils : Their Origin, Constitution, and Murby 32/6 Classification.
Scott An Introduction to Geology Macmillan 2nd 32/- LONG VACATION READING.
Students who have not taken Geology to School Leaving Pass Standard are recom- mended to read Greenly : The Earth (Forum Series). Watts, 1/6.
AGRICULTURE I.
TEXT BOOKS
Patterson Nature in Farming Lothian Carroll, W.A. 4/9 N.S.W. Dept. The Farmer's Handbook N.S.W. 5th 12/6
of Agricul. Govt. Prin.
The books in this section are obtainable from ROBERTSON & MULLENS LTD., Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, C.I.
Prices subject to alteration.
Govt. Print.
Vic.
Macmillan Griffin Hunziker
Caspar A. & R.
Editor or
Author Title Publisher Edition Price
FOR REFERENCE.
Journal of the Dept. of Agriculture of Victoria Bulletin sof the Dept .of Agriculture of Victoria State Research Farm Guide
Breeding and Improvement of Farm Animals McGraw Sheep and Wool
Sheep Industry Bulletin of Department of Agriculture of Victoria
Milk and its Products Manual of Organic Chemistry Dairy Chemistry
The Butter Industry Feeds and Feeding
Maynard Australian Dairyman's Handbook Victoria Dept. Bulletin No. 16 on the Pig Industry
of Agriculture Rice
Matthews Wing Ingle Richmond Hunziker Henry and
Morrison
26/. 6d. 17/- 44 48 6- abridged 20/- 30/.
AGRICULTURE II.
TEXT BOOK.
Thurstone Fundamentals of Statistics Macmillan 15/
FOR REFERENCE.
Babcock & Genetics in Relation to Agriculture Clausen
Hayes & Breeding Crop Plants Garber
Montgomery Productive Farm Crops Taylor Outline of Agricultural Economics Griffith The Australian Environment
Taylor Wilson Hunter and
Leake
AGRICULTURE, III.
FOR REFERENCE.
Faber Forage Crops of Denmark
Federal Dairy Investigation Committee's Report
Hall Feeding of Crops and Stock
Hall The Book of the Rothamsted Experiment Howell Soil Problems in Wheat Growing O'Brien Agricultural Economics
A Manual of Mendelism Plant Breeding
McGraw 2nd 32/8
McGraw 26/-
Lippincott 3rd 21/- Macmillan 24/8 Govt. Print. O.P
Melb.
Black 6/9
Churchill 25/-
Longmans 10/-
Govt. Print
2/10
Murray 12/8
Murray O.P.
Robertson O.P.
Longman 17/-
The books in this section are obtainable from
ROBERTSON & MULLENS LTD., Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, C.1.
Prices subject to alteration.
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Editor or
Author Title Publisher Edition Price
Orwin Farming Costs Oxf. Press 13/-
Roberts History of Australian Land Settlement Melb. Univ. Press O.P.
Widstoe Principles of Irrigation Practice Macmillan 22/- - Federal Wheat Commission's Reports
DAIRY TECHNOLOGY FOR REFERENCE.
Hammer Dairy Bacteriology Chapman 44/-
& Hall
Hunziker The Butter Industry Hunziker 48/6
Rogers Fundamentals of Dairy Science 32/-
HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
TEXT BOOK.
Quinn Grape Vine and Fruit Tree Pruning R. & M. 5/- FOR REFERENCE.
Bradford, Fundamentals of Fruit Production McGraw 20/6 Gardner and
Hooker
Chandler Fruit Growing Constable 36/-
Hall & Crane The Apple Hopkinson 17/ -
Auchter and Orchard and Small Fruit Culture Wiley 48/- Knapp
Morris Nut Growing Macmillan 22/-
Coit Citrus Fruits Macmillan 22/-
Hoblyn Field Experiments in Horticulture Imp. Bur. Fruit Prod. T.C. 2 1931 PHYSIOLOGY (AGRICULTURAL
COURSE) TEXT BOOKS.
Osborne & Elementary Bio-chemistry Ramsay 12/8 Young
Wood & Physiology of Farm Animals Cam. Press 22/8 Marshall
PLANT PATHOLOGY TEXT BOOKS.
Brooks Plant Diseases Oaf. Press 31/8
Gwynne The Structure and Development of the Fungi Cam. Press 25/- -Vaughan &
Barnes
Grainger Virus Diseases of Plants Oxford 9/-
The books ln this section are obtainable from
ROBERTSON & MULLENS LTD., Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, C.1.
Prices subject to alteration.
17/6 25/- FOR REFERENCE.
Gaumann- Comparative Morphology of Fungi McGraw 48/9 Dodge
Heald Manual of Plant Diseases McGraw 48/9
Massee Diseases of Cultivated Plants and Trees Duckworth 18/6 McAlpine Systematic Arrangement of Australian Govt. O.P.
Fungi Printer
Stevens The Fungi which Cause Plant Diseases Macmillan 44/- PRINCIPLES OF VITICULTURE
FOR REFERENCE.
Arndt Fruit Growing under Irrigation Hassell 10/6
Perold A Treatise on Viticulture Macmillan 44/.
Wicksou Californian Fruits Pacific Rural 19/6
Press, S.F.
— Various Viticultural Publications Viet. Dept.
Agri.
FOR REFERENCE.
Pearce Sheep, Farm, and Station Management
— Pastoral Review Wool Exchange Melb.
Hawksworth Sheep and Wool Brookes
The books in this section are obtainable from
ROBERTSON & MULLENS LTD., Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, C.1.
Prices subject to alteration.
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