flgpieultural Education in Vietoria. 



DOOKIE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



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

 vignerons, and dairj'uien. The work is carried out on a large connnercial scale, the- 

 ploughing, 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 tlie farm. 



Fees — £28 5s. per annum, payable half-3'early. 



Sessions begin first week in March and September. 



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 admirabl}' adapted for demon- 

 strating what can be done in farming with irrigation. There is a large area of the 

 farm under cultivation, and the orchard and vinej'ard cover an area of 30 acres. 



Fees — Resident, £18 5s. per annum ; Non-resident, £5 per annum, payable half- 

 yearly. 



Sessions begin first week in March and September. 



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. 



LECTURES ON AGRICULTURAL SUBJECTS, 1909. 



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

 delivered during 1909 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, advertising, &c. , must be provided locally, free of cost, but all otlaer 

 charges are borne by the Department. 



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

 Colebatch, Connor, Cronin, Crowe, Ham, Hart, Hawkins, Kenyon, Lee, McFadzean,. 

 Robertson, Smith, and Strong. 



AGRICULTURAL CLASSES, 1909. 



At least thirty 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. 



Applications relative to the above institutions. Lectures, and Classes sliould 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. 



