18 AGEICULTUKAL EDUCATION. 



for (1) labour ; (2) purchased cakes and feeding stuffs ; (3) purchased 

 manures ; (4) implements ? Ho-\v much capital would be necessary ? Name 

 the district in which you suppose the farm to be situated, and say what 

 rotation is adopted and what kind of live stock is kept, or if all the produce 

 is sold. 



5. Describe the cultivation and harvesting of a crop of oats to be followed 

 by tiu'nips. Give the cost of and time taken by each operation. 



6. Name the more common varieties of purchased manures and feeding 

 stuffs, and append a recent average price for a good sample of each. 



7. Give the management of a flock of Ewes as carried out in the district 

 where you studied Practical Agriculture. 



8. Write a short paper on the breeding, rearing, breaking and feeding of 

 work horses. 



N.B. — All the questions to be answered. 



{Three hours allowed.) 



BOTANY. 



1. What are the functions of leaves ? Give an example of a simple and 

 a compound leaf. What is the difference between aerial and submerged 

 leaves ? 



2. Describe botanically the parts of rye-grass seeds as sold by seedsmen. 



3. Enumerate some adaptations for intercrossing and close fertilisation. 



4. What are the characters of the Order Vmbelliferse. ]\Iention the plants 

 cultivated for food, and the poisonous species found in Britain. 



5. Describe the structure of an Anther, with its contents and the process 

 of fertilisation. What damage is produced on cereal crops by high winds 1 



{One and a half hour allowed.) 



CHEMISTEY. 



1. Define a Salt. Distinguish between a basic and an acid salt, and give 

 examples of each, with their formulae. 



2. How is caustic potash prepared 1 What are its chief characters 1 



3. What is the action of caustic lime upon the following substances ?— 



(a) Sal ammonia. 

 {h) Superphosphate, 

 (c) Acetic acid. 



4. Describe the effects of caustic lime on 



{a) Clay land. 



{h) Moor land. 



(c) Farm-yardjmanure. 



5. What are the sources of fat in the animal body ? What are the chief 

 conditions required for the rapid production of fat 1 



6. What are the chief impurities occurring in drinking water, and how 

 may they be detected ? 



{One and a half hour allowed.) 



