92 EDUCATION IX DAIKY FARMING, AND 



Chemistry. — Farm crops of all kinds, conditions and changes affecting the 

 various processes. Foods — Classification of foods, food constituents and their 

 functions. Feeding of dairy cattle and pigs — principles of feeding, kind and 

 quantity suited to different conditions ; relation of food to production of flesh, 

 fdt, and milk. Bairyinrj — Composition and properties of milk, cream, butter, 

 and cheese, and conditions affecting the same as to quantity and quality. 

 Manufacture of fresh and salt butter ; manui'acture of cheese. 



Architectural Farm Draicing. — Designing the ground plan for farm build- 

 ings, especially stables for cattle, and pig and dairj' buildings. JNIanagement 

 of steam-engine, separator, &c. 



The hours of work and of instruction are fixed by the prin- 

 cipal, with the approval of the director of agriculture. At the 

 end of each year an examination is held, and pupils who pass 

 successfully receive certificates. Those ptipils who do not pass 

 through the entire course are entitled to certificates stating the 

 length of their attendance at the school, but nothing more. 

 The examiners are chosen by the directors of agriculture. The 

 pupils have the right to complain to the principal, and through 

 him to the managing committee. Where differences arise 

 between the principal and committee, the decision rests ^ith 

 the director of agriculture, who has power to cause the school 

 to be inspected at any time. 



The course of instruction commences 14th April and con- 

 cludes on 13th April, and is entirely free. 



Holland. 



I am indebted to the consul for the Netherlands for some 

 extremely useful information with respect to the prospects of 

 dairying in Holland. Mr Maas states that at the Royal Agri- 

 cultural College at Wageningen dairpng is taught to some 

 extent, but that special schools are being established, for which 

 the sum of 28,000 florins (or £1666) has been applied for to the 

 States General for the budget of the present year. A dairy 

 school has already been established by the Agricultural Society 

 of the Provinces of Holland, and there is a dairy experimental 

 station in connection Avith the Royal College. More of these 

 stations are to be established by the Government upon the pro- 

 posal of the Agricultural Commissioners — viz., at Groningen, 

 Hoorn, and Breda. The scheme of dairy instruction was first 

 published at a meeting held at Gouda in 1844. The plan was 

 advanced in the following year when the provinces of South 

 Holland offered an annual subsidy of 1000 guilders (£83), 

 another society 1500 guilders, whereas 20,000 guilders (or 

 £1666) were subscribed by private individuals to meet the 

 initial expenses. The work was not, however, completed, and 

 the Government is now asked for 5000 guilders towards the 

 initial expense, and 1000 guilders per annum as a subsidy ; the 

 province and the agiicultural societies providing the remainder 

 of the required simis. The school is to be conducted in a prac- 

 tical manner, butter and cheese produced and regularly sold in 



