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of soluble phosphates, with the zeal dis- 

 played when discussing the acts of piety of 

 St. Patrick. 



At the College, not only are there sons of 

 small farmers training to become better agri- 

 culturists than their fathers, but also the 

 future agricultural instructors who shall in due 

 course work under the Department or the 

 County Council. It was charming, too, to find 

 a retired army officer taking lessons in modern 

 agriculture, so that he may become a land- 

 owner with some knowledge of the qualities 

 of land, and impart this acquired knowledge 

 to his tenants in return for taking rents from 

 them. 



At Glasnevin are bred many of those fine 

 young pedigree bulls which are placed in 

 distant parts of the country for the improvement 

 of Irish cattle. 1 saw one worth quite £300 on 

 its way to Limerick. It will be kept there by 

 some small farmer who will be given £l5 for 

 its keep, and he will have to let any farmer in 

 his district have the use of it for the sum of Is. 

 In England the customary service fee for a 

 third-class bull is 5s. It is not necessary to 

 go over to Ireland to witness the marked 

 improvement in Irish cattle. In most of our 



