AGRICULTUKAL EDUCATION. 13 



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 Lyell's " Students' Elements of 

 Geology." 



v.— YETERINAEY SCIENCE. 



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

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

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

 ment of very acute disease, before assistance of the veterinary surgeon can be 

 procured. 



VL— FIELD ENGINEERING. 

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

 in imperial and Scotch acres, from a Chain Survey or from a Plan. 3. Level- 

 ling 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 & Mar- 

 shall, London; the parts which relate to chain-surveying and ordinary level- 

 ling only. 



VIL— BOOK-KEEPING. 



1. Questions in practice and proportion. 2. Book-keeping — Describe 

 books to be kept ; give examples — taking of stock. Text-book — 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 

 Geography, and Geology. Text-hooks — 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 ;" LyeU'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 the Secretary before the 10th of that month, and produce 

 the necessary certificates from the teachers of the schools they have attended. 



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



VETERINARY DEPARTMENT. 



[Note. — An arrangement, as given at p. If), having been made with the- 

 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons that the holder of the Society's Veteri- 

 nary Certificates are to be admitted Members of the Royal College, the 

 Society is to cease holding examinations. But, not to disappoint those 

 students who nuw have entered the teaching schools with the view of taking 

 the Society's Certificiite, the examinations will be continued till April 1881, 

 in accordance with the former rules, it being clearly understood that unless 

 fifteen students enter their names no examination will be held.] 



