Some implications of the Southern Survey of Agricultural Majors for the training of agricultural professionals are examined. Women agricultural majors were found to be playing a role in the recent growth in enrollment. Females were found to be less likely than male students to have parents who own farms. It is claimed that agricultural education…

The increased enrollment of women in Colleges of Agriculture has implications for the training and socializing of agriculture professionals in the future. The female students represent fundamental changes in the character of agricultural enrollment. They are more likely to be young, single, and politically moderate or liberal. They are less likely…