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Agricultural Show at Lagos. — The Board have received a list of the 

 awards to be made in connection with the various sections of this 

 exhibition, which is to be held at Lagos from 8th to 10th December 

 next. This list may be consulted on application at the Office of the 

 Board, 8 Whitehall Place, S.W. Exhibits of machinery will be carried 

 freight free from Liverpool by the Elder Dempster Line. The latest 

 date for despatching exhibits from Europe is October 26th, and intend- 

 ing exhibitors should, in September, notify the manager of the show at 

 Lagos of their intention to participate, giving full information concern- 

 ing the implements or machinery to be shown, and of the ordinarv 

 trade selling prices. The Manager should also be advised if the 

 exhibits are for sale, and, if so, the lowest price which may be accepted. 



Turin International Exhibition. — The Royal Commission for the 

 Brussels, Rome, and Turin Exhibitions have issued a Memorandum of 

 information relating to the Turin International Exhibition, 191 1. An 

 Agriculture, Horticulture, and Food Products Committee has been 

 formed, of which Sir Thomas Elliott, K.C.B., is Chairman, for the 

 purpose of assisting the Royal Commission. Copies of the Memorandum 

 and other information respecting the Exhibition can be obtained from 

 the Director of the Exhibitions Branch, Board of Trade, Queen Anne's 

 Chambers, Broadway, Westminster, S.W. 



The Exhibition will be opened at Turin in April, 191 1, and will 

 remain open for about seven months. 



The General Classification of the Exhibition comprises the following 

 subjects bearing on agriculture and its allied industries : — Group 1, 

 Class 41. — Agricultural Education; Class 5. — Work of the State, County 

 Councils, Corporations, Societies, and other public and private bodies 

 and Associations on behalf of Technical, Commercial and Agricultural 

 Education. Group 15, Class 79. — Economics of Forestry; Class 80. — 

 Forest Management; Class 83. — Pisciculture. Group 16, Class 85. — 

 Farm Buildings ; Class 86. — Meteorology, Agricultural Geology, and 

 Study of Soils ; Class 87. — Agricultural Machinery ; Class 88. — Methods 

 and Systems of Manuring ; Class 89. — The Cultivation of the Vine ; 

 Class 90. — Products of Farming on a Large Scale; Class 91. — Cultiva- 

 tion of Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers ; Class 92. — Gardening Imple- 

 ments and Tools ; Class 93.-^ Teaching and Appliances for Teaching ; 

 Class 94. — Plant Pathology ; Class 95. — Rearing of the Silk-worm ; 

 Class 96. — Bee-keeping ; Class 97. — Rural Economy and Statistics. 

 Group 17, Class 98. — Farinaceous Products and their Derivatives ; Class 

 99. — Baking; Class 101. — Meat, Fish, Vegetables, and Fruits; Class 102. 

 — Fatty Substances, Milk Products, Oil, Eggs, &c. ; Class 105. — Beer 

 and other Beverages. Group 18, Class 122.- — Chemical Manures, 

 Group 24, Class 161. — Co-operation and Thrift. 



International Congress on the Breeding and Feeding of Live Stock. — 

 An International Congress on the above subject will be held at Brussels 

 from the 22nd to the 25th September next. The subjects proposed for 

 discussion will include both scientific and practical questions connected 

 with the breeding, improvement, rearing, and feeding of racehorses, cart 

 and carriage horses, dairy cows, cattle, sheep, and pigs. Application 

 for membership should be addressed to the Secretariat General, 83 Rue 

 Royale, Brussels. 



Prize for Experimental Work on the Nutritive Value of Milk. — The 



