694 Journal of the Department of Agriculture. 



A consignment of 4 gelts and 1 boar of the Large Black breed was received 

 from Elsenburg School of Agriculture, and also 2 sows and 1 Berkshire boar from 

 the Laurenceford Estate, Somerset West, and the Tokai Reformatory Retreat. 

 With this new blood it is hopv^d to considerably improve the class of pig bred 

 here. 



One cross-bred and three pure-bred calves were born during the month. One 

 pure-bred calf died of sponsiekte, in spite of the fact that the animal was 

 inoculated in December and again in April last. Since the above occurrence all 

 young cattle have l)een reinonulated with double vaccine for sponsiekte. 



Experimental Sectimi. — The work consisted chiefly in irrigating, harrowing, 

 strangering, and labelling of wheat plots in the variety trials. 



Staff. — Mr. Dawson, a graduate from the Ohio University, assumed duty 

 here as Experimentalist and Lecturer in Field Husbandry. ' The temporary 

 services of Mr. F. J. Gibb have been obtained as Lecturer in Botany. A travelling 

 instructor for the Transvaal Province, in the person of Mr. C. C. Rhodes, has 

 been added to the staff of the Poultrv Division. 



STAFF: APPOINTMENTS, TRANSFERS, ETC. 



(1) Agriculture. 

 12/8/20 S. T. Jackson, M.li.C.V.S.: Appointed District Veterinary Surgeon 



and for the present stationed at Pretoria. 

 17/8/20 Lloyd Worrall: Appointed on three years' agreement as Instructor in 

 the Tobacco and Cotton Division and stationed at Barber ton. 

 3/9/20 G. N. WiUiams, Acting Under-Secretary, to act as Secretary for 

 Agriculture. F. W. Green, Acting Chief Clerk, to act as tfnder- 

 Secretary; and ^f. ran Niekcrk, Principal Clerk, to act as 

 Chief Clerk. 



(2) Agricultural Education. 



4/8/20 Max Edelman: Appointed Assistant Lecturer in Field Husbandry and 

 Experimentalist, School of Agriculture, Cedara. 



MOVEMENTS OF OFFICERS. 



Mr. C. E. Gray, Principal Veterinary OflBcer, has been granted three 

 months' leave. During his absence Mr. J. B. Borthwick, Assistant Principal 

 Veterinary Officer, will act as Principal Veterinary Officer. 



Senior Research Officers P. B. Viljoen and G. M. llohinson sailed for Europe 

 on the 17th September for purpose of special study. 



Mr. G. van Foreest, Live Stock Officer, proposes visiting the Eastern Pro- 

 vince of the Cape during the month of October for the purpose of lecturing to 

 and advising farmers on cattle breeding. His itinerary will embrace Sterk- 

 stroom, Imvani, and other places on the railway line to East London. 



Mr. W. G. Mason, Director of Training Farms, has been requested to pny a 

 visit of inspection to the Government Experiment Farms in the South-West 

 Protectorate, with a view to advising as to their organization and management. 

 He will leave for Windhuk on the 3rd of October. 



Mr. W. 0. John, Lecturer in Poultry at the School of Agriculture, Elsen- 

 burg, has been seriously indisposed for some time, and is unable to attend to his 

 usual duties. In the meantime Mr. It. JiourUnj, Poultry Lecturer at the 

 Potchefstroom School, will carry out the inspection of eggs for export, and has 

 been seconded temporarily to Capetown for this purpose. 



Miss Bosalie Oostliuisen, Government Overseas Scholar in Domestic Science, 

 having completed a two-years' course in Canada, has returned to South Africa. 



Mesdames M. van Diiyn, I. van der Merwe, and E. Ferguson, who were 

 granted Government Scholarships in Domestic Science at the same time as 

 Miss Oosthuisen, are also expected to return shortly. 



Miss M. Davidtsz and Miss B. Fouche have been offered an extension of 

 their scholarships and will probably continue their studies in America for a 

 year or two longer. 



