230 Journal of Agriculture . [11 April, 1910. 



SYNOPSIS OF LEOTURES 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. Experimental plots and their lessons. 



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 dairv cows — milk fever, impaction, udder complaints. 



5. 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. 



Sheep Breeding and Management. 



1. The breeding of sheep for wool. 



2. Wool sorting and classing. No. i. 



3. Wool sorting and classing, No. 2. 



4. Raising fat lambs. 



5. Management of flocks. 



Dairy Farming. 



1. Breeding and management. 



2. Dairy buildings. 



3. Dairv management. 



4. Milk testing. 



5. Foods and feeding. 



6. Pig breeding, feeding, and management. 



Poultry Breeding and Management. 



1. The poultrv industrv : 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. 



6. Common ailments of poultry. Incubation — natural and artificial. 



Orchard and Garden Work. 



1. Fruit growing : sorts and localities. 



2. Manuring and cultivation. 



3. Pruning and management. 



4. Insect pests. 



5. Fungus diseases. 



6. The farmer's garden. 



