IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHAT FARM MECHANICS JOBS WERE BEING TAUGHT IN MISSOURI HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE DAY CLASSES, 175 VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS DURING THE 1962-63 SCHOOL YEAR RESPONDED TO A QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH INCLUDED 73 FARM MECHANICS JOBS IN 16 SUBJECT MATTER AREAS BASED ON A MISSOURI STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LIST. THE MEAN NUMBER OF PERIODS REPORTED FOR PRESENT PROGRAMS WERE (1) FARM ENGINES AND TRACTORS, 29.4, (2) WOODWORKING, 21.8, (3) MACHINERY, 17.4, (4) ARC WELDING, 17.4, (5) ELECTRICITY, 14.3, (6) GAS WELDING, 10.6, (7) COLD METAL, 9.2, (8) FORGE, 8.9, (9) FARM PLUMBING, 6.5, (10) STRUCTURES, 5.8, (11) THE FARM SERVICE CENTER, 4.6, (12) FARM PAINTING, 4.6, AND (13) FENCING, 3.4. SUGGESTED CHANGES INCLUDED INCREASED TIME IN (1) FARM ENGINES AND TRACTORS, (2) WOODWORKING, (3) MACHINERY, (4) ARC WELDING, (5) GAS WELDING, (6) CONCRETE AND MASONRY, (7) TOOL SHARPENING, (8) COLD METAL, (9) PLUMBING, (10) SERVICE CENTER, (11) PAINTING, (12) SOLDERING, AND (13) FENCING. DECREASES WERE SUGGESTED FOR TIME ON STRUCTURES AND FORGE WORK. REASONS FOR THE CHANGES WERE VARIED. FURTHER TRAINING IN 10 OF THE 73 JOBS WAS DESIRED BY 33 TEACHERS AND IN 30 JOBS BY 19 TEACHERS. REASONS FOR NOT TEACHING SOME JOBS INCLUDED LACK OF FACILITIES, COMMUNITY NEED, OR TIME. THIS ED.D. DISSERTATION, WHICH WAS SUBMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, IS AVAILABLE AS 65-1043 FOR $3.55 ON MICROFILM AND FOR $12.40 AS XEROXED COPY FROM UNIVERSITY MICROFILMS, INC., 300 NORTH ZEEB ROAD, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48106. (JM)