AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LXII, Issue 19, 11 March 1941, Page 3

AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION

LINCOLN COLLEGE BOARD OF

GOVERNORS

WORK ON THE FARM

The Board of Governors of Canterbury Agricultural College met at Lincoln this morning, " v at which there were present, Messrs W. O. Rennie (chairman), N. M. Orbell, J. R. D. Johns, I. L. M. Coop, G. F. Wright, C. T. Aschman, L. B. Scott, C. Morgan Williams M.P., H. S. S. Kyle, M.P., and Dr. F. W. Hilgendorf.

The director, Professor E. R. Hudson, in his report stated:

Weather: During February the rainfall amounted to 166 points. This is equal to the station average for the month, but owing to high temperatures strong and persistent winds and the excessively dry condition of the soil and subsoil, little benefit resulted from the rain. Throughout the whole Ellesmere district at least a two-inch fall is urgently required as the winter feed prospects are far from good.

Stock: Stock are still in reasonably good condition but hand feeding for all classes of stock will have to be resorted to unless rain falls soon. Stud rams offered at the fair met with a reasonable demand considering the depressed state of the market. All Borders and Corriedales offered were disposed of at prices averaging above thirty guineas. The demand for other breeds was less satisfactory.

Crops: Harvesting has been almost completed, only small areas of lupins and lucerne for seed being still in the field. From most crops the produce consisting almost entirely of special seed lines is now being machine dressed. Yields are, in general, poor and were influenced by the adverse seasonal conditions. Cultivation for the coming season's crops is well advanced and several paddocks- have been sown to pasture and to green feed. Work on lea land is held up owing to the soil being too hard for the plough but on all other areas good progress is being made.

Academic Work: Lectures commenced on February 25th. There are forty-two students in residence and several more are in Territorial

camps,

Women's Short Course: Seventeen enrolments have so far been received . for the course and as the number will probably reach twenty by the end of this week, arrangements have been made to start on Tuesday next.

Members were pleased at the excellent prices realised for the stud sheep and commented on the fine type of animals offered for sale.

On the recommendation of the Professorial Board, entrance scholarships were awarded to the following: For diploma course, C. F. Overton; degree, E. P. Parcell and A. G. Green; Shell scholarship, for degree students, A. D. Stewart.

The director stated that the four applicants had outstanding records. But they were not the only ones to possess them for the Professorial Board found it very difficult to make a selection.