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2. Geology. 



4. The various strata forming the earth's crust in their order of deposition. 

 5. Their influences on the surface soils of the country. 6. The meaning and 

 application of Disintegration, Drift, Alluvium, Dip, Strike, Fault. Page's 

 " Introductory Text-Book of Geology," and LyelPs '• Students' Elements of 

 Geology." 



v.— VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



1, Anatomy of the digestive organs of horse and ox, descrihing their 

 structural differences. 2. The process of digestion in the above animals, 

 and food most proper for each in quantity and quality. 3. The manage- 

 ment of stock before, at, and after parturition. The time of utero-gestation 

 in the domesticated animals. 4. The general principles to be followed in 

 the treatment of very acute disease, before assistance of the veterinary 

 surgeon can be procured. 



VI.— FIELD ENGINEERING. 



1. Land-Surveying Avith the Chain. 2. Mensuration of Areas of Land, 

 in Imperial and Scotch acres, from a Chain Survey or from a Plan. 3. 

 Levelling with the ordinary levelling instrument and staff, and calculating 

 levels and gradients. Text-hooks — Any one of the following : — Butler 

 Williams' " Practical Geodesy," J. W. Parker, London ; price 8s. 6d. ; pages 

 1 to 19, 30 to 33, 56 to 59, 118 to 129. " Cassell on Land-Surveying^," 

 Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London ; or " Bruff on Land-Surveying," Simpkin 

 and Marshall, London ; the parts which relate to chain-survejdng and ordinary 

 levelling only. 



VII.— BOOK-KEEPING. 



1. Questions in Practice and Proportion. 2. Book-keeping — Describe 

 books to be kept ; give examples — taking of stock. Text-hooh — Stephen's 

 " Practical System of Farm Book-keeping," Wm. Blackwood & Sons, Edin- 

 burgh ; price 2s. 6d. 



EXAMINATION FOR BURSARIES. 



Candidates are examined in the Elements of Botany, Chemistry, Physical 

 GeogTaphy, and Geology. Text-hoohs — Balfour's " Elements of Botany ;" 

 Roscoe's " Lessons in Elementary Chemistry ;" Page's " Introductory Text- 

 Book of Geology ;" and Geikie's " Primer of Physical Geography ;" Lyell'-s 

 " Students' Elements of Geology." 



It has been resolved that, under ordinary circumstances, the examina- 

 tions shall be held annually in the end of October, and candidates must 

 enter their names with tlie Secretary before the lOth of that month, and 

 produce the necessary certilicates from the teachers of the schools they have 

 attende<l. 



The bursaries are open to candidates not less than fourteen years of age. 



VETERINARY DEPARMTENT. 



The Society established a Veterinary Department in 1823, but by an 

 arrangcnient made with tin; RDval College of Veterinai-v Surgeons, the 

 Society's examinations cea.sed in 18M. Holders of the Society's Veterinary 

 Certificate are entitled to become Membei's of the Royal College of Veterin- 

 ary Surgeons on piiymont of (■(•rtain fees, without being rerjuired to un«iergo 

 any further examination. The number of students who Imvn passeil f<>r the 

 Society's Certiticate^is 1183 



