DEPARTMENTAL NOTICES. 



STOCK SALKS. 



The oiumal sale of Government pedigree stock at the School of Agrieulture, 

 Elsdibiirc; Mulders Vlei, will take place on Wednesday, lUk October, 1P22. 

 The stock to be offered consists of — 



Cattle. — Frie.sland : About 6 hulls. Jersey: About 2 bulls and 1 cow. 

 .S'/icep. ^Suffolk Down: About 10 rams. Murray Merino: About 8 rams 



and 25 ewes. 

 rigs. — Large Black: About 5 boars and 15 sows. Berkshire; About 



5 boars and 6 sows. 

 Poultry, — A number of pens of ])ui('-liif(l poultry. 

 All animals offered for sale have been sul)mitted to the; tuberculin test and 

 have not reacted. 



Animals sold will not be conveyed to destination at the expense of the 

 DejjartmtMit. 



No animal sold may be exported from the Uni(ui within two years frnm the 

 'date of purchase. 



For catalogue, and furthei- ])articulars, application should be made to the 

 Principal at above address. 



ANNUAL SALES OF STOCK 

 Will also be held as usual at — 



PoTCHEFSTROOM. : About beginning S(>pteml)er. 



Grootfontkin-, Middellnirg, Cape Province: About loth Septemlier. 



i'ull particulars of the animals to be offered at these sales are not yet avail- 

 3ible, but will be published later. 



ORANGE FREE STATE SCHOLARSHIPS KOR AGRJCULTIRAL STUDY. 



.Vpplications are herelty invited in respect of four scholarships being offered 

 under Orange River Colony Act No. 34, 1909, for the following subjects: Animal 

 Husbandry, Tobacco and Cotton, Agi-icultural Economics. 



These scholarships are only available for children of the inhabitants of the 

 'Orange Free State, and evidpnc(> of parentage should be submitted accordingly 

 with the application. 



Applicants must at least have passed the University Matriculation, and 

 should furnish certificates of conduct, health, date of birth, and educational 

 ■qualifications, and state whether bilingual. 



Applications should be received not later ihan loth July, 1922, ])y tlie 

 Secretary for Agriculture, Pretoria, from wliom further pai-ticidars may be 

 •obtained. 



SPECIAL COURSK IX POULTRY. 



A Special Course in Poultry-keeping of five months" duration \\ ill be held 

 at the School of Agriculture, Glen, Orange Fiee State, commencing on 24th 

 Jidy, 1922. 



The course will be open to both men and women. 



Terms: £25 for the course (tuition, board, lodging, washing, and ordinaiy 

 medical attendance inclusive). 



Further particulars mav b(> obtained from the I'lincipal :it ab(i\ i' address. 



GOVERNMENT IRAINING FARM, GLIL\ PARK, INDWE, 

 CAPE PROVINCE. 



There are several vacancies for students at the above farm. Application for 

 admission and particulais should be made to the Advisory Officer for Agricultui'al 

 Settlers, 71 Parliament Street, Capetown. 



The course is of a purely practical nature and lasts twelve months. It is 

 "free to inhabitants of the Union, but overseas students (if accommodation for 

 them i.s availalile) are Charged £50, which is refunded if the student completes 

 "the course satisfactorily and subsequently settles on the land in the Union. 



