Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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One of the most difficult problems con- fronting a poultry manager is that of supplying manpower at a nominal cost. Consequentially, the invention of egg grading machines was enthusiastically adopted by farmers and quickly pressed into use. This cleaning and grading machine was a long step towards solving the labor situation.

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iffaiT! YT The main library contains ten thousand volumes as well as a lile ol hundreds ol current periodicals and lie papers. Always available to the students, the library offers the possibility of delving more deeply into most any subject. Memorial Room Upon the death of our school ' s founder, Dr. Joseph Krauskopf, an additional building was built to house his vast collection of valuable books. These books are used by the students to great advantage as some of them cannot be found too readily anywhere else DR. KRAUSKOPF Our Founder and Benefactor LIBRARY Besides the various literary works that the college library offers to students, it has long been acclaimed as a favorite place for studying past lecture notes or preparing for tomorrows exam.

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AGRONOMY Agronomy is the theory and practice of field crop produc- tion and soil management. The agronomy course familiarizes the student with the following principles: 1) the relationship between environment, crop distribution, soil fertility, manage- ment, and the production of field crops; 2) the morphology, adaptation, and principal diseases of field crops; and 3) the factor determining their quality and value. There are many possible jobs for the agronomist after ' graduation. The government offers opportunities in conserva- tion work, agricultural extension, production and marketing service, and teaching. Commercial concerns offer jobs such as: plant breeders, soil analysts, crop specialists, and feed special- ists and salemen. 0 18