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Agricultural Education. 



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year, the fee being los,, with an additional charge for 

 practical work. 



Courses in dairying, qualifying for a certificate, are held in 

 the summer, lasting eight weeks, for which a fee of £,6 is 

 charged ; the course for the College diploma in dairying 

 extends over three terms. 



The farm is about \\ miles from Aberystwyth, and consists of 

 about 200 acres of land, of which about 50 acres are arable. 

 A varied assortment of live stock is kept, including Shire 

 horses, Welsh ponies. Shorthorn, Hereford and Welsh cattle, 

 and various breeds of sheep and pigs. 



10. Cambridge University. — The University grants a diploma 

 in agriculture to those candidates who pass the requisite 

 scientific and practical examinations. The University has also 

 instituted a special examination in agricultural science for the 

 B.A. degree. To obtain the B.x\. degree a student in agriculture 

 must reside as a member of the University for three years (nine 

 terms), and must pass (c?) the Previous examination ; {b) the 

 General examination or Part I. of a Tripos examination ; and 

 ic) the Special examination in agricultural science. For 

 members of the University the cost will vary from ;£\oo to 

 ^150 a year. For students who do not join the University 

 and are willing to live plainly, the cost need not exceed £^60 

 for twenty-four weeks, including board and residence, and fees 

 for lectures and laboratories. 



The farm at Impington, about three miles from Cambridge, 

 is 140 acres in extent, and is used for teaching purposes. 

 Experiments on soils, manures, crops and stock of the usual 

 kind are conducted on this farm and at a number of centres in 

 the adjacent counties. Important researches into the breeding 

 of plants and animals are bemg carried out in the University 

 Laboratories and at the farm, and facilities for advanced work 

 are offered to students. 



11. The Eastern Counties Dairy Institute, Ipsivich. — Instruc- 

 tion is afforded here in dairying and poultry-keeping. The full 

 course extends in summer from April to October, and in winter 

 from November to March, but students can attend for any 

 period. The fee for a full course of instruction is at the rate 



^5 per month. Board and lodging can be obtained for 



