4156 Staffordshire Farm Institute, Rodbvston. [Sept., 



or in the farmhouse. With this object in view the lectures in 

 the classroom wiW be co-ordinated with the practical work of 

 the farm, and of the dairy and kitchen. Throughout the course 

 a large proportion of the time will be occupied in ordinary prac- 

 tical operations affecting each subject of instruction, and every 

 student must be prepared to take his part in the work. The 

 instruction given at the Institute is specially designed for those 

 who intend to obtain their living from the land. For example, 

 the lectures on " Breeds and management of cattle, horses, 

 sheep and pigs " will be followed by practical instruction in 

 stock- judging, where the score card will be used and the chief 

 points of the various breeds and classes of farm animals will 

 be illustrated. The cultivation and improvement of land, the 

 handling of labour, demonstrations of the use of manures, the 

 results obtained from the use of various feeding stuffs, the in- 

 crease in the live-weight of cattle, sheep and pigs as shown by 

 the weighbridge, will be practically demonstrated. 



In the garden the management of fruit and vegetable crops for 

 home consumption and for market-gardening purposes will be 

 practised. The keeping of poultry and bees will also be taught 

 by the most up-to-date and practical methods. 



The fees for the six months' winter course will be as follows : — 



Tuition fee for all students ... ... ... ... ... £5. 



Maintenance fee for pupils resident in the Administrative 



County of Stafford £25. 



Maintenance fee for pupils residing outside the Administrative 



County of Stafford £45. 



Maintenance fee for day pupils... ... ... ... ...£7 10s. 



A limited number of Scholarships and Maintenance Grants 

 will be offered to selected students who are resident in the 

 Administrative County. 



The most promising students will be encouraged to proceed 

 from the Institute to the Provincial Agricultural College (Harper- 

 Adams Agricultural College, Newport, Salop), or to the University, 

 and those from the Administrative County will be eligible to 

 compete for the Major Agricultural Scholarships. 



The course for women students will provide instruction in 

 dairying (including cheese-making and butter-making), poultry- 

 and bee-keeping, fruit and vegetable growing, and domestic 

 science and household management. 



In all cases continuity will be the aim of the Institute, which 

 will form a step in the ladder leading from the elementary school 

 to the Agricultural College or to the University. 



