Transactions of RHASS Volume 1940 - Page 222
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22 NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE. British grasses of agricultural importance: recognition of, at any stage of growth. Habitats of important species. Constitution of the grass flora of good meadows and pastures. Composition of seed mixtures for temporary and permanent leys on various soils. The eflects of artificial manures on the flora of grass land. The weeds of arable and grass land. Poisonous and parasitic weeds. Methods of distribution by seed and vegetatively: of eradication. Weeds as soil indicators. Recognition of the seeds of the common weeds, particularly those characteristically found in clover, grass, &c., seed. The chief varieties of wheat, barley, oats, clovers, roots, and other farm crops : their suitability for various climatic and soil conditions. The identification of the more important types of cereals by means of their grain characters. Characteristics of good and bad samples of cereals. Identification of materials used in feeding cakes and meals. Plant-breeding. Principles of heredity in plants. Pure lines. Fluctuating variability. Selection. Disease in plants. Diseases due to the effects of parasitic fungi. Resistance to disease: conditions afiecting. Fungoid diseases scheduled from time to time by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Yeasts and fermentation. The general outlines of bacteriology: nitrogen fixation, nitrifica- tion, and denitritication. Putrefaction and the bacteriology of milk, butter, and cheese. N.B.——Candidates who are in possession of Labm‘atory N otcs are required to bring them to the Oral Examination in this subject. 7.-AGRICULTURAL BOOK-KEEPIN G. 1. Advantages of book-keeping to the farmer. Difficulties and how they can be overcome. Objects of book-keeping. 2. General principles of book-keeping. Double-entry system. Description and use of various books. Ledger, journal, cash-book, petty cash-book, day-books. «Ste. Entering transactions; posting; trial balance ; closing the accounts. Single-entry system. 3. Special ledger accounts: Interest depreciation, rent and rates, improvements, private and household expenses, profit and loss and capital ; partnership accounts. 4. Bank business. Opening a bank account. Use of cheques. Deposits and overdrafts. 5. General oflice work; correspondence, order notes, invoices, rendering accounts. receipts, (SEC. Filing systems. 6. Farm valuations for book-keeping purposes. Dates for stock- taking and principles of valuation. The farm balance-sheet. 7. Systems of farm book-keeping. Conditions that determine the most suitable system. Advantages and drawbacks of each system. 8. Accounts for the ownervoccupier. Treatment of rent. Incidence of rates and tithe in England and Scotland, and their treatment as between farm and estate accounts. Improvements and upkeep and the general principles relating to maintenance claims. NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE. 23 9. Cost accounting. General principles and methods. Advan- tages, objects, difficulties. 10. Interpretation of results from ordinary and from cost accounts. Precautions necessary. Use of accounts as a guide to efficient management. 11. Income Tax. How the farmer is assessed. Preparation of Income Tax return. Treatment of Income Tax in accounts. 8.——AGRICULTURAL ZOOLOGY. The Examination is designed to test practical lmowledge, and there- fore Candidates will be expected to recognise the animals of agri- cultural importance referred to in the Syllabus. GENERAL. A general knowledge of the characteristics of living animals and how they differ from plants. One-celled animals, e.g., Amoeba, and many-celled animals. General outline of the classification of animals and the characters on which it is based. . Organic Evolution. Theories of Heredity. . SPECIAL. I. Invertebrates—A. The Worm Parasites of Stock. Flat and Round Worms. Structure and Life History, for example, of Liver- fiuke, Tapeworm, Ascaris. The mode of life and life history of the chief worm enemies of the domesticated animals. Preventive and remedial measures. B. The Arachnid enemies of Stock : Mange or Scab Mites, Demodex Mites, Ticks. External structure and life history. Control measures. C. The Insect enemies of Stock: (a) External parasites, e.g., gadfiies, warble flies, blue-bottles, green-bottles, stable fly, ked, lice; (b) Internal parasites, e.g., bot and warble flies. D. Insects injurious to Crops : Structure and classification of insects. Mode of life and life history of the chief insect pests of agri— cultural crops.* Control, preventive and remedial measures—natural control; artificial control (Insecticides). ’ The chief pests are detailed in Pamphlets issued by the M intetry of Agriculture and Fisheries. E. Other invertebrates of agricultural importance, 6.9., earth- worms, eelworms, slugs and snails, centipedes and millepedes, gall mites. II. Vertebrates—Birds: the commoner birds of farm importance, their recognition and an estimate of their work. Mammals : Outstanding characters for recognition, and the economic importance of :— 1. Ungulata or Hoofed Mammals, e.g., horse, pig, cattle, sheep, deer. 2. Rodentia or Gnawing Mammals, e.g., hares, rabbits, rats, mice, voles, squirrels. 3. Insectivora, e.g., mole, hedgehog, shrew. 4. Carnivore, e.g., dog, fox, polecat, stoat, weasel, badger. N.B.——Cand1'dates who are in possession of Laboratory N ates are required to bring them to the Oral Examination in this subject. .‘___ ,— |
| Title | Transactions of RHASS Volume 1940 - Page 222 |
