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which the Society chooses. The dates of lectures or classes will then be 

 fixed by the Department, and if Societies will state the most suitable 

 seasons for their districts the classes or lectures will, as far as possible, be 

 arranged accordingly. 



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 horin fides of the attendance as above 

 lequired. 



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

 be 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 crops and catch crops. 



7. Irrigation principles and methods. 



8. Factors in successful wheat cultivation. 



9. Results of experimental work. 



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 com- 



plaints. 



5. Contagious diseases of stock — abortion, blackleg, tuberculosis. 



anthrax, pleuro-pneumonia, &c. (lantern). 



6. Ailments of swine, or ailments of sheep. 



7. Unsoundness in horses (lantern). 



8. Principles of stock breeding — stud horses (lantern). 



9. Teeth of the hoi-se — age, defects (lantern). 



10. Injuries to farm animals — first aid. 



11. Principles of shoeing (lantern). 



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 manageiJient. 



7. Cheese making. 



Apiculture. 



1. The honey industry — handling bees. 



2. Breeding and management. 



3. I^iseases of bees — methods of control 



