Farm I nstiti TES. 



ties or by Carrying out experiments on lines suggested by the 

 institute staff. 



County Organisations. — The Institute is fortunate in being 

 closely associated with the following county organisations: — 



(a) The Essex Farmers' Union; (b) The Essex Agricultural 

 Society, with which the Institute co-operates in clean milk 

 production and various matters connected with its annual show: 

 (c) The Essex Milk Kecording Society, with which it co- 

 operates in carrying out a scheme, having for its object the 

 increased production of milk of high quality; and (d) The Essex 

 Federation of Women's Institutes, for whom it provides lec- 

 tures in various subjects. The Institute is also closely identi- 

 fied with allotment and horticultural societies throughout the 

 -county. 



CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND FARM 

 SCHOOL, NEWTON RIGG, PENRITH.— This hi mute 

 is administered jointly by the County Councils of Cumberland 

 and Westmorland. It was established in 1896, and pro- 

 vides accommodation for twenty-four students. A separate 

 house for the Principal (Mr. E. Lindsay Eobb) has recently 

 been erected. 



The courses of study are specially designed to meet the needs 

 of the sons and daughters of the farming community of the 

 two counties, stock rearing, dairying, poultry-keeping, and hor- 

 ticulture being given prominence in the curriculum. Special 

 students are admitted for practical training in farm manage- 

 ment. While the courses are designed for those who intend 

 to farm, provision is also made for students w r ho desire a more 

 advanced course by the award of scholarships (tenable at Dur- 

 ham University, the British Dairy Institute, Reading, or other 

 approved institution) to students of sufficient merit, enabling 

 them to take a degree in agriculture or an advanced diploma 

 in dairying. Women students are received from April to 

 September, and male students from October to March. 



Courses of Instruction. — A twenty week's' winter course 

 (October to March) is given in general agriculture. Instruction 

 is given in live stock, crops, soils, manures, implements, 

 machinery, dairying, agricultural science, veterinary Bcience 

 including farriery), elementary surveying, book-keeping, build- 

 ing construction, and poultry keeping. 



Three courses, varying from four to twelve Weeks each, 

 are given in dairying and poultry keeping. The syllabus 



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