56 EDUCATION IN DAIRY FARMING, AND 



ably at Liicera, in the immediate future." In addition to the 

 schools already named, there are nine dairy observatories, which 

 were created for the purpose of exercising an influence upon the 

 progress of the dairy industry, and as the centres for the pro- 

 pagation of knowledge and "rational rules" in connection with 

 milk production. They are provided with the best known im- 

 plements and utensils by the Ministry of Agriculture. These 

 stations are at Carpendola (Brescia), Meano (Baluna), Villa di 

 Villa (Baluna), Taibon (Belluno), Talamona (Sondrio), Via Dano 

 (Mantua), Caltagirone (Catania), Scoto Cremone (Cremona), 

 and Maniago (Udine). The course of instruction at these 

 stations is held in April, May, and June in each year, and the 

 Government generally sends 20 pupils, selected by the agri- 

 cultural committees of the districts of Italy in which dairy 

 industries play the most important part. Dairying is very 

 little taught at the principal agricultural schools of Italy, 

 but in many of the practical schools, such as those of Calta- 

 girone and Todi (Peruguia), courses of instruction have been 

 instituted. 



In concluding our remarks upon the system adopted in Italy, 

 we can only add that, from what was shown to us in j^ractical 

 work, we believe that the experiments at Lodi are of the greatest 

 value, and that the practical teaching at Reggio could scarcely 

 be excelled, the building and the prescribed course of instruc- 

 tion being as nearly perfect as we have anywhere found it. 

 Taking this institution as the typical dairy school of Italy, we 

 are of opinion that it might serve as a model upon which to 

 found provincial schools in Great Britain. 



Switzerland. 



Upon inquiry at the Department of Agriculture at Berne, we 

 received the following information from the Minister, to whom 

 we are greatly indebted. He states that the dairy industry is 

 taught in all the establishments of agricultural instruction in 

 Switzerland. These establishments are — 



1. The agricultural division of the Federal Polytechnic School 

 at Zurich — director. Professor Dr Kraemer. 2. The School of 

 the Theory and Practice of Agriculture at Strickhof, near 

 Zurich— director, M. Lutz. 3. The School of the Theory and 

 Practice of Agriculture at Rlitti, near Berne — director, M. 

 Klening. 4. The School of the Theory and Practice of Agri- 

 culture at Cornier, near Neuchatel — director, M. Lederrey. 

 5. The Winter School of Agriculture at Sursee, canton Lucerne 

 —director, M. Moos. 6. The Winter School of Agriculture at 

 Brugg, canton Argovie— director, M. Abt. 7. The Winter 

 School of Agriculture at Lausanne, canton Vaud— director, M. 

 Bieler. 



