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THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STUDENTS PREPARING FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE PARK AND LANDSCAPING FIELD WITH READING MATERIAL AND A GUIDE FOR STUDY. THE MATERIAL WAS DESIGNED BY SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS ON THE BASIS OF STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE MATERIAL WAS TESTED IN OPERATIONAL PROGRAMS AND REFINED BY TWO TEACHERS. UNITS INCLUDED IN THE COURSE ARE -- (1) INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE, (2) PLANT GROWING MEDIA, (3) PLANT GROWTH AND CLASSIFICATION, (4) PLANT PROPAGATION, (5) NURSERY PLANT PRODUCTION, (6) FLORAL CROP PRODUCTION, (7) ESTABLISHING AND CARING FOR LAWNS, (8) CONTROLLING PLANT INSECTS, DISEASES, AND OTHER PESTS, (9) OPERATING AND MAINTAINING HORTICULTURAL EQUIPMENT, (10) DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING THE LANDSCAPE. MATERIALS FOR EACH UNIT INCLUDE INFORMATION SHEETS, ASSIGNMENT SHEETS, ASSIGNMENT ANSWER SHEETS, TOPICAL TESTS, AND TEST ANSWER SHEETS. THE COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR 175 PERIODS OF 50 MINUTES EACH. STUDENTS MAY BE MALE OR FEMALE, 16 TO 20 YEARS OF AGE, AND SHOULD BE EMPLOYED. TEXTBOOKS, BULLETINS, AND COMMERCIAL DATA ARE RECOMMENDED FOR USE WITH THE STUDY GUIDE. THE DOCUMENT IS PRINTED AND LOOSELEAF. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE IN LIMITED NUMBERS FOR $4.50 EACH FROM THE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION TEACHING MATERIALS CENTER, TEXAS AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77843. (JM)

THE PURPOSE OF THIS GUIDE IS TO ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STUDENTS OVER 16 YEARS OF AGE AS NURSERY WORKERS. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY A COMMITTEE OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS. UNITS ARE (1) INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE, (2) CONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING, AND USING STRUCTURES THAT AID PLANT GROWTH, (3) PLANT GROWING MEDIA, (4) PLANT GROWTH AND CLASSIFICATION, (5) PLANT PROPAGATION, (6) NURSERY PLANT PRODUCTION, (7) FLORAL CROP PRODUCTION, (8) ESTABLISHING AND CARING FOR LAWNS, (9) CONTROLLING PLANT INSECTS, PLANT DISEASES, AND OTHER PESTS, (10) OPERATING AND MAINTAINING HORTICULTURAL EQUIPMENT, (11) DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING THE LANDSCAPE, AND (12) MERCHANDISING HORTICULTURAL PLANTS AND SUPPLIES. INFORMATION SHEETS, ASSIGNMENT SHEETS, ASSIGNMENT ANSWER SHEETS, TOPIC TESTS, AND ANSWER SHEETS FOR EACH UNIT ARE INCLUDED. THE TIME REQUIRED IS 180 DAYS. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR $4.50 FROM AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION TEACHING MATERIALS CENTER, TEXAS AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77843. (JM)

THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO PROVIDE A STUDY GUIDE FOR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STUDENTS PREPARING TO BECOME ASSISTANT GROUNDSKEEPERS. IT WAS PREPARED BY VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS IN CONSULTATION WITH SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS. SECTIONS IN THE GUIDE INCLUDE (1) INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE, (2) PLANT GROWING MEDIA, (3) PLANT GROWTH AND CLASSIFICATION, (4) PLANT PROPAGATION, (5) NURSERY PLANT PRODUCTION, (6) FLORAL CROP PRODUCTION, (7) LAWN ESTABLISHMENT AND CARE, (8) PLANT INSECT, DISEASE, AND PEST CONTROL, (9) EQUIPMENT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AND (10) LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE. EACH SECTION INCLUDES INFORMATION SHEETS, ASSIGNMENT SHEETS, ASSIGNMENT ANSWER SHEETS, TOPIC TESTS, AND TOPIC TEST ANSWER SHEETS. A QUALIFIED VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHER MAY USE THE MATERIAL AS A 180-HOUR COURSE OF STUDY WITH JUNIOR AND SENIOR BOYS WITH OCCUPATIONAL GOALS AS ASSISTANT GROUNDSKEEPERS. NECESSARY SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS ARE CITED IN THE DOCUMENT. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR $4.50 FROM AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION TEACHING MATERIALS CENTER, TEXAS AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77843. (JM)

DESIGNED FOR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE STUDENTS IN A COOPERATIVE PART-TIME TRAINING PROGRAM, THIS GUIDE WAS DEVELOPED BY TWO VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS WITH INTEREST, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE IN HORTICULTURE AND WAS COORDINATED AND EDITED BY A SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALIST. INCLUDED ARE TEN UNITS, EACH DIVIDED INTO TOPICS. EACH TOPIC INCLUDES A STUDENT ASSIGNMENT SHEET, A TOPIC TEST, AN ASSIGNMENT ANSWER SHEET, AND A TOPIC TEST ANSWER SHEET. EACH ASSIGNMENT SHEET INCLUDES UNIT AND TOPIC IDENTIFICATION, INTRODUCTION, REFERENCES TO INFORMATION SHEETS OR OTHER SOURCES, QUESTIONS OR ACTIVITIES, AND A CODE IDENTIFICATION. UNITS ARE (1) INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE, (2) STRUCTURES, (3) PLANT GROWING MEDIA, (4) PLANT GROWTH AND CLASSIFICATION, (5) PLANT PROPAGATION, (6) NURSERY PLANT PRODUCTION, (7) FLORAL CROP PRODUCTION, (8) CONTROLLING PLANT INSECTS, DISEASES, AND OTHER PESTS, (9) OPERATING AND MAINTAINING HORTICULTURAL EQUIPMENT, AND (10) MERCHANDISING HORTICULTURAL PLANTS AND SUPPLIES. A VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHER MAY USE THE GUIDE WITH HIGH SCHOOL BOYS OVER 16 YEARS OF AGE WHO PLAN TO BECOME GREENHOUSE WORKERS. TIME REQUIRED IS 180 DAYS. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR $4.50 FROM AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION TEACHING MATERIALS CENTER, TEXAS AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77843. (JM)