:2i2 Journal of Agriculture. Victoria. [lo Mar., 191 i. 



SYNOPSIS OF LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS. 



Principles of Agriculture. 



1. The plant food of the soil. 



2. Cultivation methods and management. 



3. Principles of manuring. 



4. Valuation of artificial manures. 



5. The management of the farm. 

 ■6. Special crops and catch crops. 



7. Irrigation principles and methods. 



Veterinary Science and Live Stock Subjects. 



1. The structure and care of the horse's foot (lantern). 



2. Brood mares and breeding mishaps (lantern). 



3. Colic, constipation, and other bowel complaints. 



4. Ailments of dairy cows — milk fever, impaction, udder complaints. 



^ Contagious diseases of stock — abortion, blackleg, tuberculosis, 



anthrax, pleuro pneumonia, &c. 

 -6. Ailments of swine, or ailments of sheep. 

 7. Unsoundness in horses (lantern). 

 :8. Principles of stock breeding — stud horses. 



Sheep Breeding and Management. 



1. The breeding of sheep for wool. 



2. Australian and British breeds of sheep. 

 .3. Crossbred ewes v. merinos. 



4. Raising fat lambs (whitefaced v. blackfaced breeds). 



5. ^Management of flocks. 



Dairy Farming. 



1. Breeding and management. 



2. Dairy buildings. 



3. Dairy management. 



4. Milk and cream testing. 



5. Foods and feeding. 



6. Pig breeding, feeding, and management. 



Poultry Breeding and Management. 

 r. The poultry industry : its importance. Locality — suitability or 

 otherwise. 



2. Housing (construction of, materials, insect proof, aspect, &c.). 



How to select stock. 



3. Breeds : payable or otherwise, eggs and table. Breeds adapted 



for export — modes of crossing. 



4. Turkeys : their care and management. Chicken raising and care. 



5. Foods and feeding demonstrated. 



S. Common ailments of pouUry. Incubation — natural and artificial. 



Orchard and Garden Work. 



1. Fruit growing — Varieties suitable to the different localities, soils 



and sites. 



2. Preparation of land — Planting and pruning. 



3. Cultivation — Manuring and management. 



4. Insect pests and fungus diseases and their treatment. 



