FARM COURSE.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19667, 10 July 1929, Page 6

FARM COURSE.

INNOVATION AT LINCOLN COLLEGE. LECTURES COMMENCE. Lincoln College has followed the lead of Massey College in providing a course of lectures for farmers. This commenced yesterday morning, the first lecture, taken by Mr M. J. Seott, chemist at Lincoln College, being attended by 32 students. Two more stuuents have been enrolled, making a total of 34 for the course, which will conclude on July 19th. Most of the students are from Canterbury, but others are from Winton, Heriot, Roxburgh, Lauder, Outram, and Seddon. The issue of holiday excursion tickets by the railways is very helpful to those students, and the concession will be available for future short courses. The farmers were met on arrival at the College by Mr John Deans, chairman of the Board, and Mr E. E. Alexander, Director. A welcome was extended to the students, and the hope was expressed that the series of lectures would be of much help to them. The design of the course is not to give popular lectures on general subjects, but definite courses of instruction on some small portion of the various matters being taught at tne College. For instance, the course in grasses does not deal with their utilisation and economic characters, but only with their identification. Other subjects dealt with by various lecturers are manures, wool structure, cultivation, rotational grazing, and simple ailments of farm stock. Several expeditions to neighbouring farms have been arranged to demonstrate special points raised in the lectures. Interesting features of the course are the evening lectures to be given in the Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Hall in Christchureh. On Thursday, July 11th, Professor Steele, of Canterbury College, will give an address on lubrication of farm machinery, and Dr. Denham will spe on research in primary products. On Wednesday, July 17th, Mr P. E. Hutchison, of Canterbury College, will give an address on farm forestrv, while on Thursday, the ISth, the subject will be the uses of concrete on the farm. An invitation is extended to anyone interested to attend the evening lectures, no charge being made for admission. Details of Course. The following is the course in detail:— Hours—9.3o to 12.30; 1.30 to 4.30. Each period 50 minutes. Tuesday, 9th—Soils; grasses; veterinary; soils; grasses; wool. Wednesday, 10th —Soils; walk round buildings; soils: grasses; wool. Thursday, 11th —Soils; grasses; economics; veterinary; grasses; soils. Friday, 12th—Wool; grasses; feeds; economics; grasses; veterinary. Saturday, 13th —Feeds; grasses; veterinary. Monday, 15th—Plant diseases; feeds; veterinary; rotational grazing; cultivation; feeds. J Tuesday, 16th —Veterinary; tractor or diseases; diseases or tractor; cultivation; diseases; rotational grazing. Wednesday, 17th—Feeds; diseases or tractor; tractor or diseases; farm inspection. Thursday, 18th—Visit to Ashley Dene farm; veterinary; diseases; cultivation. Friday, 19th—Diseases; visit to Wag- j ner's farm; cultivation; veterinary; | diseases. '