THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



The course of study is divided into 

 seven divisions: Principles of Agricult- 

 ure Treating of soil, crops, etc. , and the 

 managing and equipping of Kansas dairy 

 farms; Dairying The secretion, nature 

 and composition of milk, the causes and 

 conditions affecting its quality and quanti- 

 ty, handling of milk, butter making, etc., 

 etc.; Bacteriology; Feeds and Feeding 

 The effect of common feed stuffs on the 

 character and yield of milk and butter; 

 Breeds and Breeding; Diseases of Dairy 

 Cattle Common ailments, symptoms and 

 remedies: Butter Making and Milk 

 Testing. 



From this brief outline some idea may 

 be gained of the plan of instruction and 

 the practical knowledge thus obtained 

 should recommend it to every farmer. 

 The value of an education in this line is 

 beyond question, as a thorough under- 

 standing of the proper feeding, selecting 

 and managing of cattle, together with 

 knowing just how to handle and care for 

 milk and butter, means a gain in dollars 

 and cents for the farmer 



Mr. Thomas E. Will is the president of 

 the Agricultural College and will gladly 

 give further particulars. The dairy course 

 is intended for private dairymen only, as 

 the college does not possess facilities for 

 giving instruction in creamery or factory 

 work. 



The accompanying illustration shows 

 the barns and sheds of the college . 



AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS IN FOR- 

 EIGN LANDS. 



The following is a brief outline of the 

 work and course of study of the agricult- 

 ural schools in Egypt and Australia. As 

 the information was gained by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture from 

 documents sent by the above countries, it 

 is of course authentic. 



In Egypt the School of Agriculture is 

 located at Ghizeh and during the four 

 years' course the following studies are 

 taken up : practical and theoretical agri- 

 culture, agricultural chemistry, natural 



science, theoretical and practical chemis- 

 try, farm bookkeeping, land surveying, 

 hydraulics, veterinary science, physics, 

 arithmetic, algebra and geometry, trigon- 

 ometry, Arabic language and English lan- 

 guage. Eight hours a week throughout 

 the course are given to practical exercises 

 in agriculture. Each pupil is allotted a 

 plat of land which he must cultivate with 

 his own hands, "the employment of hired 

 labor or other assistance being absolutely 

 prohibited." This plat consists of one- 

 quarter of a feddan (1.038 acres) the first 

 year, half a feddan the second year, and 

 three-fourths the third and fourth years. 

 "Every pupil shall be allowed to dispose 

 of the produce of his plat, subject to the 

 approval of the principal." 



To be admitted to the school the pupils 

 must be at least 14 years of age and must 

 pass an entrance examination. The an- 

 nual fees for tuition and other expenses 

 are $75 for day pupils and $125 for board- 

 ers. The fee for day pupils covers the 

 cost of a mid- day meal provided at the 

 school. Pupils may be admitted to the 

 school free of charge, at the discretion of 

 the minister, provided they are in needy 

 circumstances . 



The instruction in theoretical agricult- 

 ure includes such subjects as soils, cli- 

 mate, tillage, manuring, the feeding and 

 breeding of farm animals, dairying, cult- 

 ure of different crops, construction and 

 sanitation of farm buildings, and agricult- 

 ural implements. Special attention is 

 given to irrigation and the culture of crops 

 especially suited to local conditions, 

 among which are rice, cotton, sugar cane 

 berseem (Egyptian clover), beans, wheat, 

 barley, maize, peanuts, flax, potatoes, 

 sesame, indigo, fenugreek, chick-peas, and 

 alfalfa. Sugar making and the extraction 

 of cotton- seed oil and indigo are also 

 taught. A special topic is the treatment 

 of the salt lands in upper and lower Egypt, 

 including washing, reclaiming and crop- 

 ping. 



In Australia the school is located at 

 ichmond, forty miles northwest of Sid- 



