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A Course of Study in Farm Management. Instructional Series Number 4.

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Title: A Course of Study in Farm Management. Instructional Series Number 4.
Authors: Bjoraker, Walter T., Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Dept. of Agricultural and Extension Education.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 56
Publication Date: 1972
Document Type: Guides - General
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Bibliographies, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Farm Accounts, Farm Management, Farm Visits, Recordkeeping, Records (Forms), Secondary Education, Supervised Farm Practice
Abstract: The course of study in farm management was planned primarily for use by instructors in farm training, production agriculture, and continuing education programs but could also be adapted for use in secondary level vocational agriculture programs. Written for a minimum of 20 hours of classroom instruction, the course material is supplemented by an outline of individual instruction to be conducted by the teacher during monthly visits to the enrollee's farm. Management procedures to be taught cover such areas as financial recordkeeping and analysis, income tax preparation, long range crop and livestock planning, and control of capital resources. Worksheets, inventory forms, sample ledgers, and reference lists are appended. (KH)
Journal Code: RIEFEB1976
Entry Date: 1976
Accession Number: ED112098
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The course of study in farm management was planned primarily for use by instructors in farm training, production agriculture, and continuing education programs but could also be adapted for use in secondary level vocational agriculture programs. Written for a minimum of 20 hours of classroom instruction, the course material is supplemented by an outline of individual instruction to be conducted by the teacher during monthly visits to the enrollee's farm. Management procedures to be taught cover such areas as financial recordkeeping and analysis, income tax preparation, long range crop and livestock planning, and control of capital resources. Worksheets, inventory forms, sample ledgers, and reference lists are appended. (KH)