June 1, 1900.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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llth.— Lett at 5 a.m., rowed about one and a half 
hour, and then walked for about half an hour. We 
got close to 6 small sambur at different places, then 
we came on fresh Bison tracks, which I proceeded 
to explore, leaving the Count sitting aowu. I tracked 
them into a small piece of jungle, perhaps 200 acies, 
and then wrote to the Count to join me. Just then 
I heard a shot and found the Count had shot a 
stag, but with a poor head. We waited all day for 
the Bison to come out, but the shot had disturbed 
them and they never appeared. I took a round 
about 4-30 p.m. in the hopes of seeing them, and 
the Count took the direct cut to the boat. I saw 
nothing, but the Count came on a single Bison 
which he thought was a bull and shot, when, much 
to his disgust, it proved to be a large cow. We had 
hirdly got in the boat when a terrible thunder-storm 
came on— one of the worst 1 have ever been out in. 
We arrived back drenched to the skin and found 
letters with English mail. 
12th Jpril— Got up late for first time at 6 a.m. 
and wrote letters till 9 a.m., when the steam launch 
came by arrangement and took ns up to head of 
lake to a place called Malowpara, which we reached 
soon after noon, walking from river to camp about 
one mile. We found a small native hut made of 
Eta, which we bought from the owner for servants 
and stores and put up my tent. About 3 p.m. I 
went out alone and climbed a hill about 2 miles 
away, and while stalking a big stag with but a poor 
head I saw 3 bears on a rock in some long grass 
about 400 yards away. I tried to get near them, 
but though not frightened, they got in the grass and 
I could not see them, so gave them up and finished 
the stalk of my stag which I shot dead. Reached 
camp about 6 p.m. 
13th April— heit with the Count at 5-30 a.m. and 
walked till 7-15, when I saw a line solitary bull be- 
low me. Wailed for the Count and gave hmi the 
abot, which he took at quite 200 yards, and dropped 
him dead in his tracks. He measured : Spread 36 
inch; between tips 25 inches, girth of horn 19 inch, 
height at wither 74 inch, nose to rump 10 feet 6 inch, 
neck 90 inch, girth of nose 2G inch. After this I 
went for a long climb after Ibex but found none, 
but came on eight hinds and one large stag, I could not 
get nearer than 250 yarda. Fired and wounded him 
in foreleg, but he got away into Eta jungle. 
litk April— Count Teleki was so shaken by a fall 
he had yesterday he could not come out. 1 left at 
5 a.m., and 5-3u saw a long wav off a herd of 
Bison, 1.5 in all. After a very stiff climb at 7-10 a.m. 
I was under a ridge over which they were feeding. 
I had only about 50 yards to complete my stalk 
when I saw two cows' heads over the cliff looking 
at me, and they immediately gave the alarm and I 
could hear them running. 1 had to run up the 
ridge and managed to get a shot at the bull, but 
1 was so out of breath. I shot and hit him in the 
back. He got away into a steep jungle, and though 
I followed tor some lime I had to give him up. I 
then walked till 11 in another direction, but saw 
nothing except a stag that got our wind, and returned 
at 4-30 p.m. very tired. 
j.5(/;._\Vent out at 5-30 a.m. in a heavy mist which 
did not clear until 7-1.5. The Count was unable to 
come. I climbed the big Ibex hill, having seen one 
buck Ibex, but after a long tiring climb came on 
two female Ibex who gave the alarm, and I never 
got a shot. On way home saw and shot a hind 
sambur as we wanted meat for the camp, the Man- 
nams not eating Bison flesh. 
16th.— The launch came for us and we reached 
the dam again about 11 a.m. I went out alone be- 
low dam and heard two tigers move off the carcase 
of my first Bison, but could not see them. Saw 
fresh tracks but no Bison. Coming home saw 12 hind 
aamburs. Returned to camp at 7-15 p.m. 
irth.—Ylfi got up at 3-30 a.m. by moonlight, left 
at 4-30 a.m. and round up lake, landing at 5-30 a.m. 
After half an hour's walk came on Bison tracks, 
ftud ahQiUy afterwacda a herd of 11 with 2 bulls. 
Gave Count Teleki the stalk, and he got one barre^ 
at and wounded a fine bull, who went into thick 
Eta jungle. I followed him alone till 8-30 a.m., 
when I came up to him on my hands and knees 
and shot him dead with my 10 bore. He proved a 
big beast, 11 foot 6 inch nose to rump, tip to tip 
21 inch, spread 36 inch girth of horn 19 iuih. Got 
back to camp at 2 p.m. 
18th. — Left at 4-35 a.m. and got to a place known 
as Upu Para at 6 a.m. After an hour's walk dis- 
turbed 3 bulls together, no cows with them ; they 
went off over some hills about li miles. I tooii the 
stalk, and about 7 a.m. came up with one on edge 
of an Eta shola in long grass. Had to tire at 200 
yards with small 500 rifle and wounded beast in 
foreleg. He moved into the jungle ; at same moment 
a big tifier came bounding down tbe long grass. 
I seized the 10 bore and had two shots, but missed 
him. In same time as it takes to write the other 
two bulls came running down the same ravine in 
the long grass, and I got one of them with my 500 
rifle. On going up to hiui I hear! the tiger growling, 
but could not see him. I then began to follow bull 
No. 1, who made off up the shola in the direction 
of where I had left Count Teleki, who saw him come 
out with a broken leg and tired at and hit him 
with his sight up ait 300 yards, but he got away 
into thick Eta jungle almost impenetrable and of 
large dimensions, and we never got him, but hope 
to get his head later on as he is bound to die. 
19th.— The Count was feeling unwell, so I went 
alone. Iramped till 10-20 from 5-30 a.m. and saw 
nothing ; then again from 1 p.m. till 4 p.m., when 
I heard elephants in some jungle below me. Went 
round and came on them feeding in short grass 
about 4-45 p.m. I got within 100 yards and took a 
snap-shot with my kodak. Then they fed close up 
to me, bnt the tusker, a tine beast, kept behind, and 
as the herd was unpleasantly close I had to fire at 
90 paces at him- Hit him twice in the head but 
missed the brain, and he got away; blood and water 
tracks, but I could not get him. Hope I may yet 
find him dead and get his tusks. 
20lh. — Returned to Carradygoodie Estate — a 16 mile 
ride— and slept there ; next day rode 14 miles and 
arrived home for breakfast. 
H. Drummond De»ne. 
AGRICULTUKAL EDUCATION IN 
GREATER BRITAIN. 
paper head before the foreign and 
colonial section of the soctety of arts, on 
tuesday february 27, 1900. 
By R. Hedger Wallace. 
( Continued frontpage 136.) 
" In the province of Quebec there are several smaller 
agricultural schools in different parts of the province 
the most important of which is located at Compton 
Quebec, in connection with an experimental farm! 
'■ A School of Agriculture has been in operation at 
Truro, Nova Scotia, associated with an experimental 
station, for ten or twelve years past, and in the same 
province a School of Horticulture has been in opera- 
tion for the past three or .four years at Wolfville, N. S. 
" 2. Other orrjanisatiou. — Other agencies which also 
render valuable help in this connection are Dairy 
Schools, Travelling Dairies, Farmers' Institutes, Live 
Stock and Dairy Associations, Fruit Growers' Asso- 
ciations, Poultry Associations, and Agricultural and 
Horticultural Societies. These are all maintained or 
assisted by the several provinces, by annual grants 
and there are many of such organisations in every 
province. The members connected with these asso- 
ciations, Ac, meet from time to time to discuss 
matters relating to the branches of agriculture they 
represent, and the more important papers read at 
such meetingB are published by the provincial govern- 
ments, and distributed, free of charge, to farmers who 
desire to receive them, 
