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spending of £300,000 on research work and 

 the provision of technical education in farming 

 on training farms. In the second event, the 

 sum provided is certainly altogether inadequate. 

 In the first event, even, there is no sure promise 

 of an adequate appropriation. If the tilth of 

 the land of England is to be restored to its 

 proper position in the national economy, a very 

 great task of education and training has to be 

 faced. There is a call not only for scientific 

 research work, but for training farms extensive 

 enough to accommodate a considerable propor- 

 tion of the young generation and bring a new 

 fund of labour to the land. 



The Australian system of agricultural educa- 

 tion usually begins with the pupils in the primary 

 schools. Teachers of school agriculture (selected 

 for knowledge of agricultural work and school 

 methods) visit the State schools (that is, the 

 " Board schools," as they would be called here), 

 to instruct teachers and pupils in the elements 

 of agriculture. All State schools are encouraged 

 to have gardens where the pupils receive some 

 practical education in horticultural and agri- 

 cultural work, the Government providing seeds 



