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matter  as  tillage,  a subject  so  far  somewhat  neglected  at  the 
Colleges. 
The  Harper-Adams  Agricultural  College  had  an  extensive 
and  comprehensive  collection  on  view.  Much  of  the  good  work 
being  done  there  has,  as  was  to  be  expected,  been  previously 
on  view  at  the  “ Royal.”  For  this  reason,  and  also  because  the 
published  catalogue  of  the  exhibit  is  very  complete,  it  is  not 
necessary  to  go  into  further  detail. 
Nature  Study  and  Rural  Education  again  took  up  a large 
proportion  of  the  space  available.  The  items  were,  however, 
so  multifarious  that  within  the  limits  of  this  short  notice  it  is 
not  possible  to  single  out  those  deserving  of  mention.  It  must 
suffice  to  say  that  this  department  is  in  full  activity  and  is 
doing  excellent  work. 
Royal  Meteorological  Society,  70  Victoria  Street,  Westminster, 
S.W. — This  Society  contributed  an  interesting  exhibit,  illus- 
trating their  educational  work.  The  exhibit,  which  comprised 
instruments,  diagrams,  charts,  photographs,  &c.,  was  arranged 
on  similar  lines  to  those  at  previous  Shows,  local  climatic  infor- 
mation being  given  a prominent  place.  At  the  “ Climatological 
Station  ” adjoining  the  Agricultural  Education  Exhibition 
building,  Mr.  W.  Marriott  gave  demonstrations  each  day  on  the 
method  of  taking  weather  observations,  which  included  the 
ascent  of  pilot  balloons  for  ascertaining  the  drift  of  the  upper 
currents  of  the  atmosphere.  Registering  balloons  with  a 
meteorograph  attached  were  sent  up  on  June  21,  22,  and  23. 
The  balloon  sent  up  on  the  21st,  which  reached  a height  of 
8 miles,  fell  at  Kirkby  Stephen,  77  miles  NNE.,  and  the  lowest 
temperature  recorded  was  — 52'6°  F.  at  an  altitude  of  6'2  miles. 
The  balloon  sent  up  on  the  22nd  fell  at  Kirkham,  26  miles  N.  ; 
it  only  reached  an  altitude  of  5 miles,  when  the  temperature 
was  — 29‘2°  F.  The  balloon  sent  up'  on  the  23rd  fell  near 
Buxton,  43  miles  ESE.  ; the  instrument,  however,  was  not 
found  till  more  than  three  months  later.  The  record  showed 
that  the  balloon  ascended  to  an  altitude  of  12  miles,  and  that 
the  lowest  temperature  was  — 59'8°  F.  at  a height  of  6'5  miles. 
