AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 17 



v.— VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



1. Anatomy of the digestive orgnns of horse and ox, describing their 

 structural differences. 2. The process of digestion in the above animals, 

 and food most proper for each in quantity find quality. 3. The manage- 

 ment of stock before, at, and after parturition. The time of utero-gestation 

 in the domesticated animals. 4. The general principles to be followed in 

 the treatment of acute and common diseases before assistance of the 

 veterinary surgeon can be procured. 



VI.— FIELD ENGINEERING. 



1. Land-Surveying with the Chain. 2. Mensuration of Areas of Land, 

 in Imperial and Scotch acres, from a Chain Survey or from a Plan. 3. 

 Levelling with the ordinary levelling instrument and staff, and calculating 

 levels and gradients. Text-books — " Rudimentary Treatise on Land and 

 Engineering Surveying," by T. Baker, C.E. ; " Weale's Series," price 2s. 

 part i. chaps. 1, 2, 3, and 6, and part ii. chap. 1, to be read. 



VIL— BOOK-KEEPING. 



1. Questions in Practice and Proportion. 2. Book-keeping — Describe 

 books to be kept; give examples — taking of stock. Text-book — Stephen's 

 " Practical System of Farm Book-keeping," ^Ym. Blackwood & Sons, Edin- 

 burgh, price 2s. 6d. 



EXAMINATION FOR BURSARIES. 



Candidates are examined in the Elements of Botany, Chemistry, Physical 

 Geography, and Geology. Text-books — Balfour's "Elements of Botany," 

 Roscoe's " Lessons in Elementary Chemistry," Page's " Introductory Text- 

 Book of Geology," Geikie's " Primer of Physical Geography," and Lyell's 

 " Students' Elements of Geology." 



It has been resolved that, i;nder ordinary circumstances, the examina- 

 tions shall be held annually in the end of October, and candidates must 

 enter their names with the Secretary before the 10th of that month, and 

 produce the necessary certificates from the teachers of the schools they have 

 attended. 



The bursaries are open to candidates not less than fourteen years of age. 



EXAMINATION PAPERS, 1887. 



SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURE. 



1. Where are the heaviest clay soils found in Britain ? Describe the 

 properties of clay soils, and name the crops which g^ow best on such soils. 



2. Write an account of your experience of the advantages and disad- 

 vantages of Steam Cultivation. 



3. Explain briefly the principles of rotation of crops, and give an example 

 of a good 6 course rotation. • 



4. In the case of a farm extending to 600 acres of medium arable land 

 at a rent of 30s. per acre. What might be the amount, yearly, of the bills 



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