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ship, and Mr. R. H. Biff en, whose distinguished work on the 

 improvement of cereals had already begun to achieve practical 

 success, was elected Professor of Agricultural Botany in the 

 spring of 1908. 



The New School of Agriculture. — Meantime the Duke of 

 Devonshire's committee had continued their efforts, and in the 

 autumn of 1909 the University Association was able to hand 

 ever to the University the sum of £20,000. The University 

 assigned a site adjoining the Botany School and the Sedgwick 

 Museum of Geology, and appointed a syndicate to supervise the 

 erection of the building. The preparation of plans was entrusted 

 to Mr. Arnold Mitchell, F.B.I.B.A., and the contract for the 

 erection of the building was given to Mr. William Sindall of 

 Cambridge. The School of Agriculture was formally opened by 

 the Duke cf Devonshire on 26th April, 1910, though the staff 

 and 40 students had been in . occupation since January The 

 building has proved satisfactory in every way and reflects great 

 credit on both the architect and the contractor. Its total cost 

 was about £17,500. The balance of about £2,500 was invested 

 by the University, the income being applied to the payment of 

 rates and maintenance. 



(To he concluded.) 



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FARM BUILDINGS FOR SMALL 

 HOLDINGS: 



VARIATIONS FBOM THE NORMAL. 



Major H. P. G. Maulb, D.S.O., M.C., F.R.I.B.A. 



In a previous article* a description and illustrations were 

 given of a type of building with a single span roof for a 50-acre 

 mixed holding, and it was suggested that if this type proves 

 successful in practice further development might take place on 

 similar lines. One of the objects of these articles is to draw 

 attention to any new methods of planning and construction or 

 any variant of an old method in order to elicit opinions on their 

 merits or demerits, with a view to future improvement and 

 evolution. 



* Farm Buildings for Small Holdings : A West Riding Improvement, this 

 Journal, May, 1922, p. 113. 



