Note: Active immunization against tetanus (available through Student
Health Services) is a prerequisite for registration in any laboratory course
in agriculture and for any student employment on the University Farm.
Note: Cost to the student of extended field trips will vary each semester
depending upon itinerary. The student should ask the course instructor.
1. Agricultural Orientation (1)
Survey of agriculture and its related agencies; job opportunities.
13. Pest Control (3)
Characteristics, life habits and control of insects, rodents, other
animals and insects which are pests to plants and animal stock. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours)
14. California Fruit and Vegetable Standards (3)
For students interested in government fruit inspection. California laws
and enforcement of regulations for packing or shipping fruits, nuts and
vegetables.
20. General Microbiology (4) (See Bact 20)
31. Agricultural Economics (3)
Prerequisite: Econ 1A. Farm credit, taxation, marketing and commodity problems;
government agencies and farm price structures.
40. Projects (1; max total 6)
59. Spray Materials
Prerequisite: Chem 2A-B. Mixing and compatability of spray materials;
apparatus used in applying chemical sprays.
105. Plant Quarantine Laws (3)
For students interested in county, state, or federal inspection work.
Federal, California state, and county laws relating to plant quarantine
to prevent the introduction and spread of agricultural pests as outlined
in the California Agricultural Code.
106. Economic Entymology (3) (Same as Ent 106)
Preequisite: Biol 1A or B, General and economic entymology; taxonomy
of the principal orders of insects; life histories, habits, recognition
and control of some of the principal agriculture insect pests of the San
Joaquin Valley.
113. Apiculture (2)
Fundamentals of beekeeping; manipulation of the hive; diseases and enemies
of bees; nectar sources and pollination problems; production and marketing
of honey and beeswax; laws and regulations pertaining to beekeeping.
114. California Fruit and Vegetable Standards (3) (Former Ag 14)
For students interested in government fruit inspection. California laws
and enforcement of regulations for packing or shipping fruits, nuts and
vegetables.
130. Plant Pathology (4) (Same as Bact 130)
Prerequisitie: Bot 1. Nature, cause and control of plant disease in
economic agriculture plants.
136. Soils (3)
Physical and chemical properties of soils influenced by climate, parent
material, topography, organisms, and time; use, interpretation and evaluation
of soil practices and research, including soil maps, field experiments,
fertilizers, physical and chemical analysis.
146. Irrigation (3)
Methods of irrigation adapted to the San Joaquin Valley; water requirements
of various crops and methods of application.
151. Farm Accounting (3)
Prerequisite: Econ 1A, Ag 27, or permission of instructor. Farm accounting
systems, farm records, budgets, income tax returns. (2 lectures, 3 lab hours)
180. Special Problems (1-4)
182. Soil Management (3)
Prerequisite: Ag 136 or equivalent, Chem 2A-B. Factors affecting soil
fertility, management of soils, attaining continuous maximum productivity.
Physical, chemical, and field tests on soil fertility, crop and livestock
soil management.
184. Advanced Irrigation (3)
Prerequisite: Ag 146 or equivalent. Evaluation of the equipment design,
operation, soil and crop response of methods of irrigation, sprinkler methods;
pipeline and other methods featuring water control, soil and water.
15A-B. Agricultural Mechanics (2-2)
(A) Mechanical skills in field of agriculture; selection, care and use
of common farm tools; projects of wood and metal in farm appliances. (B)
Advanced work in mechanical skills; projects for home or on the farm.
(1 lecture, 3 lab hours)
17. Farm Tractors (2) (Former AgM 124)
Operation and maintenance of farm tractors; operation of farm tractor under
field conditions; service, maintenance and minor repair of gas, diesel,
and butane type engines of wheel and crawler type. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours;
and total of 5 hours of field operation.)
18A-B. Agricultural Welding (2-2)
Prerequisite or concurrently: AgM 15. (A) Arc and oxyacetylene welding as
a tool of construction and repair in the farm shop; brazing; building up
worn parts; burning with hand torch. (B) Hard facing by arc and gas welding;
AC and DC welding and application to farm construction and repair; welding
projects and farrn appliances. (1lecture, 3 lab hours)
25. Agricultural Drafting (2)
May be taken concurrently with AgM 15A. Use of drafting instruments, lettering,
dimensioning, scale drawings and working drawings of projects in agricultural
mechanics; pencil tracings, inking and reproducing on B-W machine; blueprints
and their uses, welding symbols. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)
81. Farm Structures (3)
Prerequisite: AgM 15. Construction and repair of farm structures and equipment;
farm carpentry and construction principles; engineering principles, codes;
farmstead layouts and basic requirements of farm structures. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours)
91. Farm Surveying (2)
Prerequisite: algebra, geometry, sophomore standing; or permission of instructor.
Chaining; use of level and transit; land surveying, leveling, terracing
and mapping. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)
111. Rural Electrification (2)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Fundamentals of alternating current, wiring
practices, circuit layouts and problems, motor and branch circuit protection;
safe use of electricity; wiring of farmstead.
115A-B. Farm Machinery (2-2)
Prerequisite: junior standing.Selection, operation, service, and major repair
of tillage, planting and haying machinery; field adjustment, operation and
service of harvesting machinery; engineering principles and practical solutions
to problems.
121. Advanced Agricultural Welding (2)
Prerequisite: AgM 18A-B, Arc and gas welding processes in construction and
repair of farm equipment; inert arc welding; radiograph and shape burning;
aluminum and stainless steels; welding tests and design of welded structures.
(1 lecture, 3 lab hours)
151A-B. Farm Power (2-2)
Prerequisite: AgM 15A, 17. (A) Principles of the internal combustion engine
adjusting, servicing, and minor repairs practical in farming operations.
(B) Overhauling and repairing of gasoline and diesel farm tractors and engines;
field servicing and repairing of auxiliary power plants on farm machinery
(1 lecture, 3 lab hours)
159. Pumps and Motors (3)
Prerequisite: AgM 15, Ag 146. Operation and study of centrifugal and deep
well turbines; testing of pumps and motors under operating conditions to
determine efficiency; installation, protective devices, maintenance and
proper selection of single and three-phase motors used on the farm. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours)
190. Independent Study (1-5)
See Regulations and Procedures - Independent Study.