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the giving of four weeks' notice in writing on either 

 side. 



5. It will be the duty of the instructor to give demon- 

 strations and, if approved, to deliver lectures on horticultural 

 subjects, such as soils, manures, vegetable, fruit, and 

 flower cultivation, plant diseases, and insect pests — ^to 

 visit gardens and orchards, and give practical demonstra- 

 tions on spraying, planting, pruning and grafting of fruit 

 trees — ^to conduct such experiments and other demonstra- 

 tions in the spring and summer as may be approved by 

 the department — to select suitable land for this purpose — 

 to supervise the sowing of the seeds and manures, and the 

 keeping of the plots free from weeds — ^to weigh the produce, 

 tabulate the figures, and prepare a report on the results — 

 to give instruction in the principles and practice of modern 

 bee-keeping — to deal with diseases of bees, plants, and 

 trees — to advise farmers, cottagers, and others interested 

 in land, as to the planting of trees, etc., for shelter and 

 ornament — to reply to letters from those seeking his advice 

 on horticultural and bee-keeping subjects — ^to report to 

 the department and to the county committee on the 

 progress of his work either weekly or otherwise, as may be 

 required ; and generally to give his whole time to the 

 work and to do all in his power to further the interests 

 of horticulture and bee-keeping in the county. 



6. The instructor shall report to the county committee 

 on all cases of foul brood which may come under his notice. 

 He may, subject to the consent of the owner of the bees 

 being previously obtained by him, destroy infected stocks 

 by burning them, and shall take all due precautions against 



