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Field deiiioiistnitioiis.- in Ijiicnliishirc tlicsc wric ruiuluctcd ;it ."» cciittM-s. llic 

 experiments in (Hie inslMiicc liciiii^ on pntatofs iiiul in llie otliers on ii.ii'lcy. 



lu Nottiii.^linnishirc exiiei-inicnts were condncted at 4 centers, two or three 

 sets l>einj: ciUTit'il out at ."5 of them. 'I'lic ci^ips concci-ned were i)otatoes. barley, 

 and swedes. In addition tliere were various ciiarloi k spraying' demonstrations, 

 while the e.xperiment on cropping; a poor sandy soil with a view of endeavoring 

 to increase its fertility, which was connnenced some few years back, is being 

 continued. 



In Leicestershire an experiment was conducted at 1 center to test the inliu- 

 ence of nuinures on tlie mangel crop. 



Lrctiirrs. — In Lincohisliiiv courses of o or C lectures on general agricultural 

 or dairy subjects were delivered at 9 centers, the average attendance being 15. 

 Courses of <"> lectures on veterinary subjects were given at 2 centers to an aver- 

 age audience of .'15. Horticultural lectures, numbering 3 or 4 at each place, 

 were given during the winter at 10 centers, the average audience being 24, 

 while in the previous sununer 2 lectures each were delivered at 5 centers to an 

 average audience of 20. 



In Nottinghamshire courses of 3 or 4 lectures on gen(>ral agricultural subjects 

 were given at 3 centers, while single lectures were delivered at 3 other centers, 

 the average audience numbering 30. Veterinary lectures were given at 4 cen- 

 ters, the course consisting of U lectures at 2 of the centers and 4 at the others, 

 the audience averaging 38. Horticultural lectures or demonstrations were given 

 in the sununer at (! centers to an average audience of 24 persons, while courses 

 of 3 or 4 lectures in winter were given at 10 centers to an average audience of 

 44. Courses of 3 lectures on poultry keeping were given at centers, the audi- 

 ence averaging 50. 



In Derbyshire courses of 4 lectures on general agricultural subjects were 

 given at S centers to an average audience of 18, while courses of 3 lectures on 

 poultry keeping were given at 10 centers to an average audience of 4T. Lectures 

 on horticulture by the county instrucdir. who is now also on the general staff of 

 the institute, were given at 10 centers during the winter, the average audience 

 l)eing 44. During the sununer demonstrations were given on the two county 

 fruit plats and in gardens or allotments at 13 other places. They were attended 

 by an average audience of 4(; persons. 



In Leicestershire single lectures on dairying were givtm at 3 centers to aveiage 

 audiences of 3(>. Courses of 4 lectures each on veterinary subjects were 

 given at 3 centers to average audiences of 32, while courses of 3 or 4 lectures 

 on poultry keeiiing were given at 4 centers to audiences averaging 41. Horti- 

 cultural courses of (with one i-xception) 4 lectures each \yere given at (i centers. 

 The average audience was 2."). Sununer lectures or demonstrations were also 

 given at 2 centers, being attended by an average audience of 27 persons. 



The other collegiate institutions aided by Parliament conduct simi- 

 lar operations. The four here given are, however, typical of the 



practice of all. 



It is manifest that these colleges regard the external work that 

 they have undertaken in aid of agriculture as most important, for lu 

 endeavoring to fulfill their mission, Avhich is to oct-upy the entire field 

 of agricultural instruction, they have had the courage to break away 

 from the traditional practice of colleges of learning in the past that 

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