1907.] 



Agricultural Education. 



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course of instruction during the winter months, designed without 

 reference to the requirements of any examining body. The com- 

 plete course extends over three winters, but students may take a 

 one or two winters' course. This leaves the spring and summer 

 free to be devoted to practical work. The fee for the winter 

 course is i^io. There is also a summer course from April to 

 June. In the degree course, students are required to pass the 

 matriculation and intermediate examinations as for the ordinary 

 science degree, and do not enter the agricultural department 

 until they begin to work for the final examination. The latter 

 period of study extends over two years, and the fees are about 

 £2^^ a year. During these two years students are required to 

 spend at least six months on the Manor Farm, Garforth, where 

 each student must conduct an experiment on some agricultural 

 subject, and present a report on the same. The farm at Gar- 

 forth extends to 280 acres, and affords means of instruction in 

 general farming, dairying, and horticulture. 



4. TJii Harris Institute, Preston. — The object of the instruc- 

 tion given at this institute is to prepare young men and women 

 for the work of a farmer's life by enabling them to study the 

 principles which underlie farming operations, while the Lanca- 

 shire County Council Farm at Hutton is available for practical 

 instruction in dairy farming. The full course extends over four 

 winter sessions of twenty-six weeks each, while there is a shorter 

 course of two sessions. 



All students from the administrative county of Lancaster 

 receive their education free, and allowances and scholarships are 

 also given to some in addition. The fee for external students 

 is ^15 15s. per session. A diploma in agriculture, as well as a 

 certificate, is awarded, and students are also prepared for the 

 National Diploma. 



The County Farm covers 157 acres, mostly grass, and about 

 TOO head of dairy cattle, 80 to 100 pigs, and 800 to 1,000 

 head of poultry are kept. Permanent dairy and poultry schools 

 are held here, resident students from the county being received 

 free. A diploma in dairying and a teacher's certificate in 

 poultry-keeping are awarded. 



5. College of Agriculture and Horticulture, Holmes Chapel. — 

 This institution aims at supplying practical training in agriculture 



