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management of the farm is according to the principles which 
reguLate Cotswold farming of the highest class. Considerable 
varieties of crops are grown, but the general rotation may be 
described as the four-course. It ought to be mentioned that 
specimens of about sixteen leading breeds of sheep are main- 
tained by the College upon its own land for the purpose of 
class illustration and instruction, and that specimens of the 
best breeds of cattle are fed in boxes during the winter and 
spring months, thus affording the students every opportunity of 
familiarizing themselves with the peculiar characteristics of the 
cattle of Great Britain. 
" Those students who desire it have opportunities for taking 
part in all kinds of work upon the farm, and excursions are also 
made by the senior students to arable and dairy farms of excel- 
lence in the neighbourhood. 
" Six scholarships, three of 25Z. and three of lOZ., are awarded 
annually, namely, two every term, of 25Z. and lOZ. respectively, 
according to the results of the weekly and sessional examina- 
tions. These scholarships are open to all students of not more 
than six terms standing who are proceeding to the diploma. 
A very successful student may thus obtain as much as 75Z. per 
annum. 
" Six scholarships, each of 200Z. a year, created by the Govern- 
ment of Bengal in 1880, with the view of promoting agricultural 
improvement in Bengal and encouraging the study of scientific 
agriculture, are tenable for two and a-half years each, and are 
open to certain native Indian graduates of the University of 
Calcutta. 
" More than two hundred prizes are awarded annually. These 
consist principally of silver medals, certificates of honour, and 
books. Three gold medals are annually awarded, the ' Ducie ,' 
every April, the ' Holland ' every August, and the ' Haygarth ' 
every Christmas, the candidates being the competitors in the 
final examination for the diploma. No student is qualified to 
receive any prize, scholarship, or certificate whose general 
conduct is not satisfactory to the Principal. 
" There can be no doubt that Cirencester has exerted a 
considerable influence in the agricultural improvement of the 
country. A glance at the list of the names of the three 
hundred or more gentlemen who have obtained the diploma of 
the College is quite sufficient to convince me that the influence 
of the College teaching has for many years been largely felt in 
agricultural circles, not only in the United Kingdom, but also 
in foreign countries and the colonies, and especially in India. 
In the years 1869 to 1882, inclusive, no less than twenty-eight 
College students took the first-class certificate of the Royal 
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