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Subject Matter for Animal Husbandry Students

Weekly Kansas City Star

Abstract

Courses of study in agricultural colleges have been'subject to wide changes in recent years. There was a paucity of material available for classroom use 25 years ago. The first demand was for instruction in regard to farm practices. There were no county agents, 4-H clubs, vocational high schools and but few institute workers equipped to give sound agricultural instruction. Livestock judging was a major course. It provided color and action.

Feeding standards were being worked out with little attention paid to the various kinds of protein. Vitamins were almost unknown. Minerals were given little attention. A balance between protein and carbohydrates or energy was about all that was considered in compounding rations.

Courses in animal breeding were largely a compilation of practices which had been followed with success by the best breeders. Mendel's law had been rediscovered but its possible application in studying livestock records was given little or no attention.