30 EDUCATION IN DAIRY FARMING, AND 



scholars by the Government, and several others by the Conseil 

 General of the Department, these conveying the right to 

 gratuitous instruction during the entire term. All scholars, 

 whether they have gained exhibitions or not, are required to 

 procure their own books and other necessaries of instruction, 

 together with the following trousseau : — two pairs sheets, two 

 blankets, one pillow, four pillow-cases, four large aprons, six 

 serviettes, and four pairs of false sleeves ; the ordinary clothing 

 being left to the discretion of the parents. The pupils are 

 under complete surveillance at all times, and are unable to leave 

 the school without the authority of their parents and the per- 

 mission of the directress. The first course of instruction com- 

 mences in January, and terminates at the end of June, the 

 second course commencing in July and ending in December; 

 no pupils are received under fourteen years of age. Each pupil is 

 required to furnish the following documents to the directress upon 

 application for admission, at least fifteen days before the examina- 

 tion : — (1) the request of her parents, upon stamped paper ; (2) a 

 copy of their registry of birth ; (3) a certificate of vaccination ; 



(4) a certificate of good conduct from the mayor of the com- 

 mune or the directress of the school where the pupils termi- 

 nated their studies ; (5) diplomas and certificate of studies 

 must be attached. Where application is made for a purse for 

 gratuitous instruction, the pupil or parents must attach some 

 data prepared by the conseil municipal, showing the position 

 and resources of the family. All applicants for admission must 

 pass an examination in the French language, in arithmetic (the 

 metric system), and the history and geography of France. Appli- 

 cants who are furnished with certificates of studies are allowed 

 to compete for vacancies in the school. Admission is finally 

 granted by the directress, subject to the approbation of the 

 Minister of Agriculture. The instruction in the school is both 

 practical and theoretical. The theoretical department includes 

 (1) a study of the dairy cow, her character, management, feed- 

 ing, and breeding, and the fattening of calves ; (2) hygiene of 

 the farm ; (3) milk and its management, the utilisation of the 

 produce of the dairy, the implements and machinery used in 

 the manufacture of butter and cheese ; (4) the piggery and the 

 poultry yard, and the breeding and feeding of pigs and poultry ; 



(5) the management of the farm, especially with regard to the 

 dairy work and accounts. The practical instruction comprises 

 the manufacture of butter and cheese, the feeding and manage- 

 ment of poultry, some knowledge of gardening, together with 

 sewing, cooking, and laundry work. The time of the pupils is 

 divided into two parts, in order that they may receive lessons 

 during the one portion of the day, and practical instruction 

 during the other. Thus concludes the programme — " There will 



