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example, such youths as come from the cities in the province. 

 To a non-resident the outlay is found to be from 65 to 85 dollars 

 (say from 18 to 17 guineas). 



Since 1886 there has been a modification to some extent in 

 the terms on which a certain number of Ontario boys are 

 admitted to the benefits of the institution. Since that date 

 every county and every territorial district in the province has had 

 the privilege of having, during all college terms, one student in 

 attendance and receiving instruction at the college without the 

 payment of any entrance or tuition fee. The County Council 

 nominates the student entitled to this privilege for its respective 

 county, and the students from the territorial districts (which 

 have no proper organisation) are selected by the Advisory Board. 

 Such student must be the son of a practical farmer resident in 

 the county or district, and have lived on his parents' farm at least 

 two years prior to his admission to the college. In the first year 

 that this new rule was in operation no fewer than thirty-two 

 counties nominated young men, and it has had the effect of 

 suppljdng the college with a larger proportion of farmers' sons, 

 and a better class of students than previously. 



This leads us to the subject of attendance. The facilities 

 which the Ontario Agricultural College and Experimental Farm 

 afford of providing young men with a thorough education alike 

 in the science and practice of agriculture, at what will no doubt 

 be considered on this side of the Atlantic a small cost, have 

 been taken advantage of to an extent that must be considered 

 entirely satisfactory. The following figures show the numbers 

 on the roll during seven vears — the data beins; taken from the 

 published reports of each year : — 



Year. On tlie Roll. 



1880, ...... 176 



1881 217 



1882 206 



1883, 202 



1884 188 



1885 175 



1886, 149 



The reports for the last three years specified enable us to 

 supply the following additional particulars as to the districts 

 and countries from which the students were drawn : — 



As far as I am aware, a doubt has never, with any show of 

 reason or good grounds, been cast on the success of the work 

 carried on at this institution. From what I saw when at the 



