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d) To organise and direct courses of agricultural lec- 

 tures for adults, travelling agricultural Schools of Domes- 

 tic Economy, courses of Horticulture, Arboriculture and 

 Market gardening etc., instituted by the Department of 

 Agriculture. 



In order to facilitate the work of these officials, the 

 Central Administration is authorized to nominate a limited 

 number of assistants. 



The staff of State Agriculturists numbers actually twenty 

 three Agriculturists, three of these are attached to the 

 Central Administration in Brussels^. 



The State Agriculturists have to send to the Central 

 Administration reports relating to their lectures, the 

 state of crops and experiment fields, the associations of 

 farmers, and as to markets and shows, agricultural imple- 

 ments, rural industries, and on the sanitary condition of 

 Cattle. 



The honorary functions of Correspondent of the Admi- 

 nistration of Agriculture are fulfilled by specialists 

 who give the State Agriculturists precise information on 

 various subjects. 



The Agricultural Inspectors superintend the service of 

 State Agriculturists, their task is facilitated by the diaries 

 of journeys sent to them by the Agriculturists at the end 

 of each month. 



The Central Administration, is able to follow the work 

 done by State Agriculturists, by the general journey table 

 annexed to their annual report. 



The following tables show the number of lectures and 

 written consultations given by the State Agriculturists 

 from i8g5 to 1903 : they also indicate the journeys under- 

 taken by these functionaries. 



