AGEICULTUEAL EDUCATION. 23 



16. Jan. 13.— Paid Income Tax, £6 4 4 



17. „ 19. — Bought from Swan & Co. 6 cattle for feeding 



at £15 each — £90, and granted them a Bill 

 at 3 mos. 



18. „ 19.— Paid into bank, 80 



19. „ 19.-30 qrs. wheat, at £2 per qr., . £60 



20. ,, 19. — 5 tons turnips, at £2 per ton, . 10 



(Used on farm during month for feeding purposes.) 

 To March 18. — 8 Lambs born to date. 2 Ewes died. 



(Oiie and a half hour allowed.) 



VETERINARY DEPARTMENT. 



The Society established a Veterinary Department in 1823, but by an 

 arrangement made with the Royal College of Veterinary Sm-geons, the 

 Society's examination ceased in 1881. Holders of the Society's Veterinary 

 Certificate are entitled to become Members of the Royal College of Veteri- 

 nary Surgeons on payment of certain fees, without being required to undergo 

 any further examination. The number of Students who have passed for the 

 Society's Certiticate is 1183. 



In 1874, the Society resolved to vote annually eight silver medals for 

 Class Competition to each of the two Veterinary Colleges in Edinburgh, and 

 to the one in Glasgow. 



FORESTRY DEPARTMENT. 



The Society grants First and Second Class Certificates in Forestry, 



Board of Examiners. 



1. Forestry and Practical Management of Woods. — Dr Cleghorn of 



Stravithy, St Andrews ; John Macgregor, Ladywell, Dunkeld ; 

 William M'Corquodale, Scone Palace, Perth ; J. Grant Thom- 

 son, Grantown, Strathsj^ey. 



2. Elements of Botanij. — Dr Cleghorn. 



3. Elements of Chemistry.— Dv Wm. Craig" and Dr A. P. Aitken, Edin- 



burgh. 



4. Land and Timber Measuring and Surveying ; Mechanics and Construc- 



tion, as applied to Fencing, Drainage, Bridging, and Road-Making ; 

 Implements of Forestry. — A. W. Belfrage, C.E., Edinburgh. 



5. Booh-keeping and Accounts. — Wm. Home Cook, C.A., Edinburgh. 



Candidates must possess — 1st, A thorough acquaintance with the theory 

 and practice of Forestry. 2nd, A general knowledge of the following 

 branches of study, so far as these apply to forestry : — The Elements of 

 Botany ; Elementary Chemistry, especially as applied to Atmosphere, 

 Water, Soil, and Vegetation; Land and Timber Measiuing and Survey- 

 ing ; Mechanics and Construction, as applied to fencing, draining, bridg- 

 ing, and road-making ; Implements of Forestry ; Book-keeping and Ac- 

 counts. The examinations are open to candidates of any age. 



