242 BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



Describe the general anatomy of the foot, remarking on the differences 

 in the organ of ox, sheep, dog, and pig, as compared with the horse ; 

 concluding with a consideration of the principles of shoeing, as appH- 

 cable to the colt as well as to the adult horse in active work. 



Pathology. 



Write a description of the disease of diarrhoea occurring in horses, 

 oxen, and sheep ; including the subjects of causation ; the elements of 

 the disease, symptoms, stages, and results, with the principles on which 

 the treatment should be founded ; explaining the variations in practice 

 in the several cases of the horse, ox, and sheep. 



Describe the following diseases of the foot : — corn, quittor, foot-rot, 

 foul, and canker ; pointing out the causes, symptoms, and treatment ; 

 explaining the consequences of each affection, probable duration, and 

 influence on the animal's soundness. 



Geology. 



1. Give an account of the geology of phosphatic deposits, as they 

 occur in the different stratified rocks of England. 



2. Describe the English new red sandstone formation, having partic- 

 ular reference to the following points : 



I. Its geological and geographical position. 

 II. Its subdivisions and their characters. 



III. Its minerals and economic materials. 



IV. Its fossil contents. 



V. The importance of a correct knowledge of this rock 

 in a coal diagnosis. 



The spirit of caste so prevalent in England has probably been 

 the cause of the failure of this college to meet the expectations 

 of the friends of agriculture, or to commend itself to any con- 

 siderable portion of the people. I could not learn that it was 

 popular with any class. They are waiting for something to 

 " turn up," but in the meantime an enormous debt hangs like 

 an incubus upon the college. Its future is therefore doubtful. 



THE ALBERT MODEL FARM, GLASNEVIN. 



The Albert National Agricultural Institution, near Dublin, 

 was the first that I visited. I had landed at Queenstown, 

 chiefly for the purpose of seeing something of the system 

 adopted in these institutions in Ireland, and after visiting Cork 



