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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
Introduction to the skills required for maintenance, repair, and renovation of equipment.
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3.00 Credits
Theory of operation, and service and adjustment techniques for harvesting equipment.
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1.00 Credits
An overview of agriculture: orientation, career guidance, and current trends.
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3.00 Credits
Principles and practices in the development, production, and management of field crops including plant breeding, plant diseases, soils, insect control, and weed control.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of the general field of horticulture. Growth, fruiting habits, and propagation practices stressed. Study of principles of plant propagation, including vegetables, ornamentals, pecans, and fruits. Methods of starting plants from seeds, cuttings, layers, buds, grafts, and bulbs are used. Sites, soils, fertilizers, and other factors influencing growth of plants are studied. Hydroponic growing techniques and indoor plant growth are also covered.
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3.00 Credits
Basic course of study on various types, breeds, market classes and grades of livestock. Factors influencing efficiency in feeding, marketing, breeding, care and management are considered.
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2.00 Credits
Fundamentals of internal combustion engines: gasoline, diesel, and liquefied petroleum. Maintenance and adjustments of the electrical, ignition, fuel, lubricating, and cooling systems.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of farm business and its organization and management; structure and operation of the marketing system; principles of use of credit in money management; lending agencies and their policies in regard to farm loans; and cost of using borrowed capital.
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3.00 Credits
Selection, evaluation, and classification of livestock and livestock products.
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4.00 Credits
Selection, use and maintenance of hand and power tools; arc and oxy-acetylene welding; and construction materials and principles.
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