Kirkwood Community College - Aquilus Yearbook (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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ABOVE students begin work on the farm house. BELOW Agriculture instructors are left to right Glenn Krug, Kenneth Cuhel Edgar Scheric, Garland Ashbacher, Don Showell, Richard luhl, and Larry Statler. 28

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Ag Grads Have Average of 3 1X2 job Offers upon Graduation F 1 l l LEFT An old hayrack and a semi-demolished shed were parts of the farm before renovation began. BELOW Larry Statler, Head of the Agriculture Department, along with students and staff view the cattle on the 315 acre demonstration farm which is located south of the main campus. 27 i

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Agriculture: a Concentration of Agribusiness, Mechanics ancl Farm Management Students In Agrlculture Mechanics test the operations and controls of a tractor. Young piglets enjoy their dinner in the farrowing house. Agriculture is much more than merely planting crops and milking cows. lt's a concentration of management, agribusiness, animal- science and marketing. Students in Kirkwood's Agribusiness program, a two year course, established and managed a farm store, thereby learning first-hand the tasks involved in buying and selling feed, chemicals, and other staples of the farm environment. The management and planning of a 315 acre demonstration farm was solely in the hands of the Production Agriculture students. Members of this two year course have begun construction efforts and to date have completed work on the house and barn plus building a farrowing house. Specialists in farm equipment mechanics and farm equipment sales are found in the Agricultural Mechanics course, a two year pro- gram. The students serve as foremen of the Agricultural Mechanics Shop Laboratory thereby learning the necessary labor-manage- ment-customer relations. As part of the course students attended the National Barrow Show, the National Lamb show, the National Beef Show, and the Feed and Fertilizer Conference. Included in activities of the year was a hayride-wiener roast given jointly by Agriculture students and the Health Occupations Department. From livestock breeding to soil improvement there are a multitude of specializations offered in Kirkwood's Agriculture Department. 29