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had been 11,467 pupils, 3,993 of whom had attended 2 winter terms. A feature of 

 these schools is the variety of special courses, which include horticulture, tin- utiliza- 

 tion of fruit, vine culture, bee culture, feeding, fertilizers, I kkeeping, and domestic 



ecom imy. 



Algerian School of Agriculture. — A school of agriculture w itfa a farm school attached 

 has been organized al Maison-Carree, which it was expected to open to students on 

 October9. The number of students is limited to 25, and these will be chosen from 

 candidates 17 years old or older w ho pass satisfactory examinations in mathematics, 

 chemistry, and natural science. 



An Agricultural School in Turkey.— The Southern Workman records the organization 

 of the Thessalonica Agricultural and [ndustrial Institute a1 Balonica, Turkey, under 

 the control of an undenominational board of L2 directors, incorporated under the 

 laws of the State of New York. The school is on a 52-acre farm, 5 miles from Salo- 

 uica, and has been in operation about a year and a half. Its work is similar to thai 

 of the Hampton and Tuskegee institutes. 



Experiment Station Apprentices in Ireland.— The Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland has recently opened three experiment stations 

 located respectively at Clonakilty, County Cork; Ballyhaise, County Cavan, and 

 Athenry, County Galway. In addition to conducting experiments in animal hus- 

 bandry, dairying, and other branches of agriculture, these stations w ill admit a lim- 

 ited number of young men as apprentices. These apprentices will be given practical 

 instruction in the work of the farm, shop, and garden, as well as class-room instruc- 

 tion in English, arithmetic, bookkeeping, and technical agriculture in the evenings, 

 and at other times when outdoor work is not pressing. There is a sliding scale of 

 fees ranging from $15 to$16 per session, based on the aggregate valuation of the hold- 

 ings of the parents of the apprentices. 



New Experiment Station in South Australia.— The government of South Australia 

 has set apart 1,000 acres of the Kybybolite Estate, in the southeastern part of tin- 

 colony, fur an experiment station under the control of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture. The climate at this place is much more humid than at Etdseworthy, and a 

 greater variety of crops can therefore be tested. Provision ha- been made foraccept- 

 ing farm pupils at Kyhyholite. who will have an opportunity to take lectures under 

 the profe-sor of agriculture of the Roseworthy Agrieultural College. 



New Board of Agriculture in India. — The Government of India has recently con- 

 stituted a board of agriculture, the duties of which are the improvement of agricul- 

 tural methods by the introduction of better quality of seed grains and roots, by the 

 adoption of up-to-date machinery and implements, by experimenting with soil- and 

 fertilizers, and by the study of plant diseases and economic insects. "The board 

 has also under consideration a system of agricultural tuition, with a new to a distri- 

 bution throughout the country of men trained in tin- science of the subject." It has 

 been decided to publish a quarterly journal on agricultural subjects, and also to issue 

 separate scientific publications. 



New Fertilizer Law in Porto Rico. —The legislative assembly of Porto Ric6 at its 

 last session passed an act to regulate the registration and inspection of commercial 

 fertilizers, fertilizer materials, and chemicals in Porto Rico, to take effect July l. 1905. 

 The ( 'oinmissioner of the Interior is charged with the inspection, and all dealers in 



fertilizer- are required to register their -_ r oods with the commissioner, to pay an 



inspection fee of 25 cents per ton. ami to Becure from the commissioner tags to be 



attached to each package setting forth the name of the fertilizer, the name and 



address of the manufacturer, and guaranteed analysis, including minimum percent- 

 ages only of available phosphoric acid, nitrogen, and potash. Pulverized leather, 

 raw. steamed, roasted, or in any other form, is barred from use in fertilizers without 

 a full and explicit statement of the fact. Violation <>f the provisions of the act will 

 be considered a misdemeanor, the penalty on conviction being a fine of not less than 



