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Besides the re<2:ulaily organized experiment stations tliere are a nuuj- 

 ber of " agricultural laboratories" for the examination of soils, ferti- 

 lizers, seeds, insects, etc., with a view to protecting tbe farmers against 

 fraud or injury. A number of the expcrinuMit stations are d«'Vot*'<l to 

 special lines of investigation, as dairying, testing of seeds, plant dis 

 eases, fermentations, technology, t'litoinology, sericulture, vegetable 

 physiology, fats and oils, and testing (»r agricnltnral iiiii»lenients. 



The growth of the system of education and research in agriculture in 

 Fi'ance during the ]»ast lio years may be illustrated by the following 

 summary : 



1870. 



(I) Srlic<ols ora;,'riciiltiir:iI Hciiiii-«- 



(2) Uiglior sfliools of .q^rinilfiiral 



tlii-iirv hihI |>ni«-tirf. 



(3) Sfroiiilarv ii^riiiilliinil Hrlionls 



(4) Aitprciitii'cshiii hcIihoI.s 



3 veteriiiury achnolH with 18 



I>r<irc8rtiini iiud 9 utLer 



ottiiMT*. 

 3 srI Is w itii 19 imit'i'ssora 



ami 10 other otlircrx. 

 1 Hi'hool ut irriuatiuii and 



(iruiuagu with 1 profe.-utur. 



(5) Coiirnes in at{rit.'iiltiire iu <'on- 

 iiection with inHtitutioiiH for 

 f;eneral education ur with uui- 



VlTsitiCM. 



(G) IiiMtitntioiis for re^uaivhrs iu 

 agriculturu. 



52. 



4 jtrofessorshipjj r»f asriciil- 

 tiinil chemistry aud IU uf 

 u;;riL-ulturu. 



G Htatious uud lulniratorieK. 



Institiit National A^roiiuniiiiiie 

 with 21 professors and 31 other 

 otlicers. 



3 Veterinary schools with 24 profess- 

 ors and 18 other officers. 



5 scIkhiIs with 45 professors and 27 



other otlieers. 

 34 schiK)|s. iu<'liidius4 flairy scIkmiIh, 



with 197 |irofesMors and R'l other 



officers. 

 34. iucliulinK 2 dairy Nchasds for 



;;irls. 

 5 professorships of niiriiiiltiiral 



chemistry. UHof ai;riciirtiire in the 



deiiartiuents. and 'M in lyceiinis. 



colleges, and siiis-rior prim:irv 



schtHijs. Instruction in it;:ricii). 



tiire obligatory in the normal and 



primary schiMils. 

 Oo stations nml liilHiratories. K\- 



perimiintal and model tlehls in all 



the depaitnients of France. 



