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vequived by growers. But wliatever (if anything) may be done by 

 (jovernnieut or inivate enterprise in this direction, the industry is 

 faced with a dang-er, and "rowers are besought to start right away in 

 raising their se?d requiitMuents according to the directions given in 

 Mr. ()osthuizen",s article. 



As a matter of general iiiieresi. we may meiiiioii here lliat tjic 

 L)ei)artnieiit luis anaiiged for weekly re])or1s lo be cabled from 

 Manchester, showing the sjiot and fntuie ({notations for cotton on 

 the English market. This information will be disseminated for the 

 informntion of all engaged in tln^ industry in the ITnion. 



Go\rernment Scholarships. 



Reference to the various reports of the Department issued frojii 

 time to time in recent years, will show how the need for additions to 

 I he (ecdinical staff' has been urged in eveiy diiection and how difficult 

 it has been to meet that need. Ft is geneially recognized by the 

 faiining community that never in the country's history has the tinu' 

 been riper foi' agricultural development, and llial in a large measure 

 the extent of such develoi)ment will be limited unless the number of 

 scientific officers able to cope with the many branches of farming 

 IS adecjuate. ()ne of the means ado])te(l by the ( bi\ ei'nnuMit for build- 

 ing uj) a strong l;od>- (d te(diiiical oHiceis, has lieen thai of granting 

 scholarships to jjicmising South Afiicans for study oveisea. This 

 has been in vog.ie fdi sexcral years, and as a result the Department's 

 staff' has been strengthened hy a number of othcers well (jualified to 

 carr^v out then' )<'s])ecti\<' duties, and farmers will lie Interested to 

 learn that in addition there are at present 48 s(diolarshi[»s in opera- 

 tion, of which 11 are for study specially in shee]) and wool, 9 in 

 veterinary science (4 being due to retuin this \ear), 5 in field 

 husbandry, 4 in horticultuie (] being due to return in 8ei)tember 

 next), 4 in tobacco and cotton, 4 in (U)t(unolog\-. 4 in dairying (T due 

 to finish in September next). 1 in chemistry, 1 in mohair. 1 in viticul- 

 ture. 1 in aninud husbandly (has now completed scholaishij)). and -5 

 in donu'stii- science. And it is i)ro](osed by the rxovernnu-nt. subject 

 to applicants of suitable calibre offering themselves, to award n 

 further eleven scholarships for stud>- abroad, to take effect from about 

 the beginning of Septeml>er next. These scholarships will be for 

 study in held husbandry CJ). Iiort icnlt uit- (1). dairying (1). 

 entomology (2), agricultural (hemistr\- {o), poultry (Ij, and viticul- 

 ture (1), and vrill be to the value of £200 per annum, with a temporary 

 allowance (subject to revision from lime to tinu') u}) to a nmximum 

 of .£50 per annum. The terms and conditions (d these scholarships 

 were published in tiie Gorm.' tncnf (idzctfc of the 2!)th April, 1921. 

 <\nd the infornuituju may also he obtained (Ui aijjdication to this office. 

 Those desirous of securing a s(ho!arslii]) aic leminded that apjilica- 

 tions close on the loth dune", 1921. It is confidently antici])ated that 

 these scholarships \\\\\ be the means of greatly strengthening the 

 personnel of the Dei)artment and of nmterially assisting in the 

 torwavd UMiN'ement of agricultural ]iroductif)n in South >Vfrica. 



