THE AGRICULTURAL 



JOURNAL. 



679 



probable that they will live amidst any of 

 the various climatic conditions of our 

 Colony, from Durban to Charlestown, 

 without difficulty. All these animals 

 have been inoculated against quarter-evil, 

 and are shown to be free from tubercu- 

 losis by the tuberculin test. 



The following gentlemen have con- 

 sented to take charge of small numbers 

 of these animals until such time as the 

 result of the enterprise can be accurately 

 determined :— F. Churchill, M.L.A.; T. H. 

 Hindle, Gilletts ; Mapstone Bros , Thorn- 

 ville ; J. W. Mackenzie, Richmond ; M. 

 A. Sutton, Howick ; Hutchinson Bros., 

 Balgowan ; J. King, Nottingham Road ; 

 P. D. Simmons, Moot River ; E. B. Griffin, 

 Willow Grange ; J. W. Leslie, Enners- 

 dale ; H. A. Greenhaugh, Glencoe ; Pep- 

 worth and Reid, Ladysmith ; F. A. R. 

 Johnstone, Newcastle. 



Sjfphon for Hydraulic 

 Ram, 



ri'HE following description of the accom- 

 1 panyiug illustration, which we ta^e 

 from the " Farmers' Advocate," is fu r- 

 nished by J. B. Reynolds, Ontario Agri- 

 cultural College : — The necesi-ary condi- 

 tions are : The ram should be situated 

 from six to ten feet lower than the bottom 

 of the tank, so as to give sufficient fall for 

 the water when the tank is nearly empty. 

 The end of the syphon opening into the 

 tank should be widened so as to prevent 

 suck ing up air and water together when 

 the water is lowered to the mouth of the 

 syphon. The tank shoulc/ extend nearly 



a foot above the bend of the syphon, 

 which ensures the filling of the syphon. 



As soon as the water in the tank has 

 risen a little aljove the bend of the syphon 

 the water will begin to flow from the 

 latter as from an ordinary pipe. The 

 syphon action begins when the water is 

 below the level of the bend, and will con- 

 tinue until the tank is empty, then the 

 water will be sucked out of the syphon, 

 and the tank will fill and the syphon 

 begin running as before. 



The dimensions of the tank will not 

 affect the operation of the syphon, although 

 for a uniform flow it would be necessary 

 to have it shallow, say from two to three 

 feet deep ; otherwise, any size and shape 

 that is convenient. A large trough shaped 

 tank will serve as well as any. 



Veterinary Educationm 



SOME time ago when tbe terms of Mr. 

 Andrew Carnegie's munificent be- 

 quest, under which the fees of all Scot- 

 tish students attending Scottish Universi- 

 ties are to be paid under certain conditions, 

 were announced, regret was expressed 

 that the benefits of the bequest had not 

 been extended to veterinary students at- 

 tending the veterinary colleges. The 

 Carnegie Trustees have recently had the 

 matter under consideration, and have, it 

 is understood, agreed to admit the claims 

 of these students on the same conditions 

 as those applicable to the general univer- 

 sity students. These are, briefly, that the 

 student must be over a certain age, and 

 must be either of Scottish birth or extrac- 

 tion or must have given two years' atten- 

 dance after the age of fourteen at a school 

 or institution under the inspection of the 

 Scottish Education Department. The 

 student must also be able to pass a fairly 

 stift" preliminary examination, the stan- 

 dard of such examination at present pre- 

 , scribed being the preliminary examina- 

 tion of the Faculty of Science in the 

 Edinburgh University. It is not known 

 as yet for certain how this point may 

 affect students who have already entered 

 upon their course of study, or whether for 

 future entrants the present preliminary 

 examination of the Royal College of 

 Veterinary Sui-geons will be sufficient, 

 but in any case the concession is a most 

 important oi? -md is likely to have a far- 

 reaching effect .rinary teaching and 

 progress in Scotland. 



