242  Agricultural  Education  Exhibition,  1909. 
as  it  was  not  found  practicable  to  ascertain  which  they  were, 
it  is  not  possible  to  comment  upon  theni. 
The  Royal  Agricultural  College,  Cirencester,  showed  by 
many  interesting  items  that  it  was  anxious  and  fully  equal 
to  the  task  of  representing  local  advanced  agricultural  educa- 
tion on  the  occasion  of  the  “ Royal’s  ” first  visit  to  Gloucester 
after  an  interval  of  fifty-seven  years.  A very  neat  arrangement 
of  framed  photographs,  revolving  in  a case,  showed  an 
admirable  way  of  economising  space  well  worthy  of  adoption 
by  other  exhibitors  in  the  future.  Often  much  that  is  well 
worth  studying  is,  in  the  crowded  state  of  an  exhibition, 
difiBcult  to  get  at  for  want  of  proper  display.  It  was  gratifying 
to  see  that  this,  the  doyen  of  the  Colleges  believes  in  practical 
instruction,  as  was  shown  by  some  very  excellent  working 
models  made  by  the  students. 
The  Harper-Adams  Agricultural  College,  Newport,  Salop. — 
While  previously  it  has  been  mentioned  that  the  inclusion 
of  nature-study  matter  in  these  exhibits  may,  by  crowding 
out  other  matter,  interfere  with  the  more  advanced  work 
that  educationists  have  in  hand,  one  can  but  mark  the 
excellence  of  the  display  of  this  kind  at  the  stall'  of  this 
College.  The  portable  model  of  a working  garden  was  as 
obviously  useful  as  it  was  simple  and  ingenious.  There 
were  also  to  be  seen  here  other  instructive  items  covering  a 
wide  range  of  subjects,  and  including  a very  complete  exhibit 
of  “ Dairy  Produce  to  illustrate  the  work  done  by  students." 
The  National  Fruit  and  Cider  Institute  brought  prominently 
before  the  visitors  the  results  of  many  useful  investigations 
carried  out  by  the  Institute  in  the  interests  of  the  orchard 
owners  and  fruit  growers  of  Great  Britain.  The  influence 
of  soil  upon  fruit,  the  effect  of  good  pruning  contrasted 
with  that  of  bad  pruning,  and  ciders  fermented  with  different 
yeasts,  were  all  displayed  graphically  in  an  instructive  manner. 
Methylated  spirit  and  colza  oil  mixture,  a new,  cheap,  and 
efficacious  wash,  was  not  only  to  be  seen,  but  all  who  cared  to 
listen  could  learn  how  and  when  it  should  be  painted  on  the 
affected  bark  of  the  apple  tree,  so  as  to  secure  results  as  suc- 
cessful as  those  already  obtained  by  its  use  at  the  Institute. 
Royal  Meteorological  Society,  70  Victoria  Street,  West- 
minster.— The  interesting  exhibit  of  the  Royal  Meteorological 
Society,  which  illustrated  their  educational  work,  was  arranged 
on  similar  lines  to  their  exhibits  at  the  Shows  at  Lincoln 
and  Newcastle-on-Tyne.  Much  local  information  as  regards 
rainfall  and  other  climatic  conditions,  chiefly  in  a diagram- 
matic form,  was  also  included. 
At  the  Climatological  Station  in  the  grounds  adjoining 
the  Exhibition  building,  Mr.  W.  Marriott  gave  demonstrations 
