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II. That the universities and colleges have extended their activities 

 to the outlying connnunities. They have recognized their duty to the 

 farming people, who are unable to leave their farms to attend classes 

 at the collegiate centers, by carrying instruction to them at their 

 homes. 



III. That each county is provided Avith means to carry on its edu- 

 cational work independent of support from the general government, 

 and that a capable and responsible body in each county is intrusted 

 with the oversight and control of the work, and with the disposition 

 of the public money contributed in its behalf. 



IV. That it is equipped with teachers who are expert authorities 

 in some one branch of agriculture. 



V. That it is organized upon a firm and substantial basis, and is 

 recognized bv both local and national authorities as an important 

 part of the general system of public instruction. 



VI. That it is adapted to future improvement and expansion as 

 knowledge increases and the requirements of agriculture demand. 



IRELAND. 



The control of the work of providing instruction in agriculture in 

 Ireland is under the supervision of a department constituted by act 

 of Parliament in 189!). The act provides that '' there shall be estab- 

 lished a department of agriculture and other industries and technical 

 instruction for Ireland, with the chief secretary as president thereof, 

 and a vice-president appointed by and removable at the pleasure of 

 one of Her Majesty's principal secretaries of state." 



The department is authorized " to make, or cause to be made, or 

 aid in making such inquiries, experiments, and research, and collect 

 or aid in collecting such information as they may think inq^ortant 

 for the purposes of agriculture and other rural industries," and Avith 

 the consent of the lord lieutenant and the treasury '' to appoint or 

 employ a secretary, two assistant secretaries, one in respect of agri- 

 culture and one in respect of technical instruction, and such inspec- 

 tors, instructors, officers, and servants as the department may require. 



For the purpose of assisting the department in carrying out the 

 objects of this act it is provided that *' there shall be established {(/) 

 a council of agriculture; (h) an agricultural board; (c-)a board of 

 technical instruction." 



The rouncil of agrkulture is composed of '' two persons appointed 

 by the county councils of each county (other than a county borough) 

 in each province, and a number of persons resident in each i)rovince 

 equal to the number of counties (exclusive of county boroughs) in 

 the province to be appointed by the department." The members 

 representing each province " shall constitute separate connnittees 



