AND EXPERIMENTAL FAKM. .'Ul 



iis the weak and strong ])oint.s of the individual beasts being 

 handled. This method of demonstrative teaching is somewhat 

 novel, but we would ask, could there be a better system of 

 making young men, who intend to be farmers, good judges of 

 live stock ? Professor Brown was very emphatic in his testi- 

 mony as to the marked success which has attended this method 

 of practical instruction. Would not great beneiit be derived 

 by our young farmers if a few demonstrations of this kind Avere 

 t-arried out in our principal market towns by a few competent 

 -iiuthorities on live stock ? 



The institution being maintained for the benefit of the resi- 

 dents of Ontario, pupils from that province have the first claim 

 to be admitted, and they are charged a lower tuition fee than 

 students from other parts of Canada and elsewhere. If by the 

 <Sth or 9th of September the applications from Ontario are not 

 .sufficient to fill the vacancies, the President notifies in their 

 order such as have applied from the lower provinces and from 

 (xreat Britain. The authorities require a written declaration in 

 every case that the applicant intends to be a tanner. Accord- 

 ing to the testimony of President Mills, in the majority of cases 

 the declarations by students have been kept, but he adds there 

 are a few instances in wliich ex-students profess to have 

 changed their minds, and have not gone into farming. On the 

 whole, however, the declaration has been a honajiAe agreement. 

 As far as the preliminary test is concerned, the terms of admis- 

 sion are easy, the standard being the same as for the entrance 

 to the high schools. The certificate of admission to a. high 

 school in Ontario is accepted as e([uivalent to passing the 

 matriculation examination of the college. Xo student is 

 admitted under 1.5 years of age. The ages range from 15 to 

 ;^0, most of the students being from 15 to 22 years of age. 



We now come to specify the expense at which this education 

 in the theory and practice of agriculture can be had by the dif- 

 ferent classes of young persons who are found to take advantage 

 of it. Ratepayers and Ixma fide residents in Ontario are 

 charged annually 25 dollars (say 5 guineas) for tuition ; while 

 non-residents have to pay double that amount, viz., 50 dollars 

 (say 10 guineas). Board and washing are charged at cost price, 

 viz., 2.25 dollars (say 9s. 6d.) per week. As has already been 

 explained, every student is paid for his work at the rate of from 

 5 to 10 cents (2id. to 5d.) per hour, and the amount thus 

 earned is credited on his board account. The entire outlay 

 incurred for tuition, board, and washing is from 85 to 50 dollars 

 (say 7 to 10 guineas) to an Ontario f^irmer's son who under- 

 stands and is so far familiar with ordinary farm work. The 

 total expense is from 45 to 05 dollars (say 9 to 18 guineas) to an 

 Ontario boy who has not been trained to work on the farm ; for 



