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The president or secretary, or a member of the council or committee 

 of the society must take the chair at each lecture or class, and must 

 certify as to the number and ho/id fides of the attendance. 



The rent of the hall, advertising, and all other local charges are to 

 bft paid by the society — all other expenses by the Department. 



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 cfops and catch crops. 



7. Irrigation principles and methods. 



8. Factors in successful wheat cultivation. 



9. Result of experimental work. 



Dairy Farming. 



1. Breeding and management. 



2. Dairy buildings — silos and silage. 



3. Dairy management. 



4. Milk and cream testing. 



5. Foods and feeding. 



6. Pig breeding, feeding, and management. 



7. Cheese-making. 



Apiculture. 



1. The honey industry — handling bees. 



2. Breeding and management. 



3. Diseases of bees — methods of control. 



Poultry Breeding and Management. 



1. Incubation — natural and artificial — the rearing of chickens. 



2. Breeds — payable or otherwise, table and export; eggs, how to select stock. 



3. Turkeys — their care and management. Duck raising and care. 



4. Foods and feeding, with practical demonstration — mixing the mash. 



5. Common ailments of poultry. 



Orchard and Garden V/ork. 



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. 



The Fruit Industry. 



1. Handling, packing, grading, and marketing of fruit for export and local 

 trade. 



Viticulture. 



1. Establishment of vineyard. 



2. Phylloxera and resistant stocks — preparation of land. 



3. Propagation and grafting — ^best varieties to grow. 



4. Pruning and seasonable operations. 



5. Wine making and cellar management. 



6. Drying raisins, sultanas, and currants — fresh grapes for export. 



7. Vine diseases and treatment. 



