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and in each of these provinces there is a State Professor of 

 Horticulture, whose duties are, mutatis mutandis, similar to 

 those of the Professor of Agriculture. 



The six winter schools for agriculture are permanent institu- 

 tions, quite distinct from the numerous winter classes, and are 

 intended for the sons of farmers. The State bears all the 

 expense connected with t^e maintenance of these schools, but 

 the buildings were originally provided by the commune. The 

 four State winter schools of horticulture and market gardening 

 have each a large experimental plot provided by some private 

 ociety. The State pays the salaries and fees of the staff, and 

 makes a special grant of £12$ per annum in each case in re- 

 spect of the experimental work, but the buildings, as in the 

 case of the agricultural schools, are provided by the local 

 authorities. 



There is no institution devoted exclusively to the teaching of 

 dairying in the Netherlands, but the Dutch Budget for 1903 

 makes provision for the establishment of a State dairy school 

 at Leeuwarden. There are, however, eleven provincial travelling 

 Professors of Dairying, whose appointment is left to agricul- 

 tural societies or special committees, but whose salaries are 

 paid from State funds. 



In addition to the instruction provided by the Dutch Govern- 

 ment, a considerable amount of educational work is carried 

 on throughout the country by agricultural and horticultural 

 societies. 



State agronomic stations have been established at different 

 places for the purpose of analysing manures and food-stuffs, 

 testing seeds, and for experimental and research work in 

 dairying and agriculture. 



United States Woollen Industry. 



The Director of the United States Census has recently issued 

 a Bulletin (No. 236), dealing with the wool consumption and 

 supply of the States in 1900, together with comparative statistics 

 or previous years. 



