294 JoLiuNAL OF TiiK Diii'AirrMKXT Oh' Agiucultuhe. — Oct., 19^2. 



That the cliango towards greater specialization in the courses 

 has been entirely beneticial is sh.own by the number and type of appli- 

 cants for them. Tbo Princi]);!! of (ilen remarks, inter alia: " The 

 lecturers are uiiaiiinious that it bas never before been their pleasure 

 to teach " short course " students so ke^n as on the present occasion: 

 not a single student missed a lecture, and some of the students 

 attending the first course so appreciated it that they stayed for the 

 following- courses. At the termination of each course middle-aged and 

 prosperous men and women students specially acknowledged the 

 benefit gained, the excellence of the instruction, md the earnestness 

 and ability of their instructors, and have further stated that they 

 will iienceforth be advertising agents for the institution." 



Th(; experience of Glen was that of the other schools also, for 

 appreciation was generally expressed at the excellent arrangements 

 and instruction provided. 



Reference may be made to the " sheep and wool " course at 

 Grootfontein, which was attended by no less than luO students, while 

 49 applicants had to be refused owing to lack of accommodation. 

 While this interest in the course is doubtless due in a measare to the 

 revival of the wool market, the recent forjnation of several wool- 

 growers' associations (referred to in the August, 1922, issue of the 

 Journal), a movement which has engendered a keen desire for instruc- 

 tion in w(}ol-classing, etc., has been the chief inceutive. 



In addition to the prescribed syllabus of instruction, lectures by 

 prominent men were arranged when possible for the evenings, and the 

 social element is also fostered among the students in the form of 

 occasional dances and social evenings. 



The benefit to be derived from these courses is iiot restricted to 

 the instruction imparted during the regular lectures and demonstra- 

 tions, but is also to be sought in the opportunities offered for discus- 

 sion with men who are experts in their subjects, and of observing the 

 farming methods and practice carried out at the institutions at which 

 tlie courses are held. 



South African Ground-nuts: Oversea Confectionery 

 Trade. 



in the July and August last issues of the Journal reference was 

 made to the oversea market for South African ground-nuts, and the 

 suitability of our product, judged by certain samples that had been 

 sent, for the coiifectionery trade. A further report from the Trade 

 Commissioner states that the samples in question were submitted to a 

 firm dealing in this class of products, from whom a very favourable 

 report was received, the South African ground-nut being considered 

 better than the Chinese in taste, though it suffered by comparison in 

 colour, the Chinese nut being much whiter, probably owing to 

 bleaching'. Due to the fact, however, that our nuts are not known 

 on the market, there appears to be little possibility at present of 

 obtaining c.i.f. buyers, and for this reason the price realized would 

 probably run a little lower than for the Chinese nut, but when better 

 known our niits sliould fetch a price equal to the Chinese. 



It may be mentioned that arrangements have been made with 

 the Xaboomspruit Farmers' Association to forward to the Trade Com- 

 missioner, London, a trial consignment of lOU bags of ground-nuts 

 for the purpose of testing the market. 



