INDEX 



Object of this publication 7 



Introduction. Organisation of the Department of 

 Agriculture 11 



PART I 



THE RURAL ECONOMY OF BELGIUM 



I. Agricultural Statistics 15 



II. Official and private Agricultural Asso- 

 ciations 25 



III. Animal Husbandry. Breeding 38 



IV. Animal Husbandry. Sanitary Police ... 47 

 Y. The Crops . . . . * 50 



VI. Agricultural Industries 57 



PART II 



AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION 



I. State School of Veterinary Medicine ... 66 



II. Agricultural Institutes 71 



a) State Agricultural Institute of Gembloux 71 



b) Agricultural Institute of the University 



of Louvain 81 



III. Secondary Agricultural Instruction ... 88 



IV. Teaching of Agriculture and Domestic Eco- 



nomy for Girls 101 



V. Popular Instruction Ill 



a) Agricultural and Horticultural Profes- 

 sional Sections or Schools. . . . . . Ill 



b) Popular Teaching for Adults .... 117 

 VI. Service of State Agriculturists . . . . . 124 



VII. Institutions connected with Agricultural 



Education 134 



a) The Belgian State Botanic Garden . . 134 



b) The State Chemical and Bacteriological 

 Institute. -- The State Analytical Labo- 

 ratories 138 



c) Study Association of the State Agricul- 

 turists and Agricultural Teachers . . . 144 



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