ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS -cori^m.^.d 



means waste and so does excess of moisture unless the moisture is stored in a pit as it should 

 be. (3) Headlands if very weedy should be skimmed with a spade or scoop or ploughed and 

 the litter employed to dress up poor spots in the orchard. 



Arsenite of Le.\d Spray.- — J. B. writes : — " In the Journal a spray, consisting of i lb. 

 white arsenic, 2 lbs. carbonate of soda, 7 lbs. acetate of lead, and 360 gallons water, is recom- 

 mended for Codlin Moth. I made some according to directions, and the stock has become 

 a frothy thin pa^te. As you say it can be bottled for future use, I wish to know whether 

 it should not be a thin liquid rather than a paste. In the past I have had sad experience 

 of burnt trees through the use of different sprays, so wish to avoid repetition." 



Ansiver. — If properly made, there should be a very fine sediment which, when agitated, 

 will readily be held in suspension in the liquid. The mi.xihg- together of the arsenic and 

 the lead solutions when at all warm would cause the stock solution to be of a pasty frothy 

 nature. If the proportions according to the formula were strictly adhered to the foliage 

 would not be burned. Carbonate of soda crystals must be used. 



St. Joh.x's Wort. — Mac. forwards plant for identification. 



Answer. — The plant is Hypericum ferforatum, L. St. John's Wort. On cultivated 

 ground it can be suppressed by deep ploughing, summer fallowing and root crops. Badly 

 infested pasture can only be cleaned by being brought under cultivation. Land that cannot 

 be ploughed should be close planted with trees. Conifers will soon suppress St. John's Wort, 

 but it will grow under trees casting only partial shade. 



Millet Grass. — C. A. (Birregurra) forwards specimen of a grass for identification. He 

 states that a patch of the grass is growing like a mat in the sandy soil and is closely cropped 

 by the sheep. 



Answer. — It is Oryzo-psis miliacea, Benth and Hook, sometimes known as Milium multi- 

 fiorum, Cav. ; one of the Millet grasses. It is a native of the warm temperate regions of 

 the old -world, and is a perennial pasture grass which stands heat and drought well. It 

 stands moderate but not severe cold. A fairly good grass for dry regions or soils. Not 

 good for rotation farming. Becomes fall on good ground, and is then useful for hay. 



flgriealtiiPal Edaeation in VietoFia. 



DOOKIE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



The College offers every facility to students to become competent agriculturists, vig- 

 neroiis, and dairymen. The work is carried out on a large commercial scale, the plough- 

 ing, drilling, manuring, harvesting, threshing, and shearing being done by students under 

 competent instructors. Over 2,000 sheep and lambs, 150 head cattle, 50 horses, including 

 stallion, are on the farm. 



Fees. — £2?, 5s. per annum. 



New Session begins first week in March, 1908. 



LONGERENONG AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



One aim of this institution is to fill in the gap between the State School and Dookie, 

 i.e., to take students between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years. 



The farm contains an area of 2,386 acres, and is admirably adapted for demonstrating 

 what can be done in farming with irrigation. There is a large area of the farm under culti- 

 vation, and the orchard and vineyard cover an area of 30 acres. 



Fees — Resident, ;^i8 5s. per annum ; Non-resident, £^ per annum. 



New Session begins first week in March, 1908. 



BURNLEY SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE AND SMALL FARMING. 



The School Course includes regular lectures in Agricultural and Horticultural Science, 

 Veterinary Work and the Management of Animals, Dairying, Pig and Poultry Management, 

 and kindred subjects. 



Fees. — Permanent Students, ;^5 per annum ; Wednesday half-day Students, £1 per annum. 



School year commences loth February, 1908. 



LECTURES ON AGRICULTURAL SUBJECTS. 



Agricultural or other Societies wishing to have one or more public lectures delivered 

 during igo8 are requested to make early application, so as to permit of a complete syllabus 

 being drawn up. Many of the lectures are illustrated by limelight views. The hall, advertis- 

 ing, frc, must be provided locally, free of cost, but all other charges are borne by the 

 Department. 



Staff — The Director, and Messrs. Archer, Cameron, Carmody, Carroll, Colebatch, 

 Cronin, Crowe, Ham, Hart, Hawkins, Kenyon, Lee, McMillan, Robertson, Seymour, and 

 Smith. 



AGRICULTURAL CLASSES, 1908. 



The Course will last a fortnight, two lectures and demonstrations being given each after- 

 noon and four evening lectures during the Course. At least forty students, exclusive of 

 school children, must be enrolled at each centre, the rent of the hall, and all local charges 

 to be paid by the Agricultural Society under whose auspices the Class is held. 



As only a limited number of classes can be held during the year, it is essential that 

 Agricultural Societies should make early application. 



Applications relative to the above Institutions, Lectures, and Classes should be sent to 

 the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Melbourne. On receipt of Post Card a Copy of the 

 Prospectus of either College will be posted. 



