WINTER SCHOOL FOR FARMERS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10450, 7 April 1923, Page 4

WINTER SCHOOL FOR FARMERS.

(Under direction Mr A. H. Cockayne, Government Biologist). Sir, —The Winter Farm School to be held under the direction of the Department of Agriculture at Ashburton in May, promises to be a great success. Mr A. H. Cockayne, Government Biologist, will bo director of the School. The lecture programme includes a wide range of subjects, each one being of vital interest to farmers and those concerned with. Agricultural education. The lecturers are all men with a sound knowledge of their

subject, and those who attend the school are assured of a profitable week. The general idea is that the forenoons will be occupied by lectures, and the afternoons by field demonstrations, and the evenings by popular lectures. Accommodation is being arranged for those coming from a distance, everything being provided at a rate of approximately 10s per day pci' man. In addition to the school be-

ing a week of instruction, ii will also bo a week of social inteiest, as the entertainment side of the undertaking is in tlie hands of a local committee well-known for its energy and success. There is a possibility of a party of farmers attending from the WestCoast, under the auspices of the Westland Progress League, so it will be wise for Canterbury and North Otago men who intend to be present to get into touch with the Instructor in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Christchurch, requesting that accommodation be reserved for them.

Should anyone desire fuller particulars regarding the School, they may be obtained by writing to the Department of Agriculture (Instructor in Agriculture) Christchurch, or from the Secretary or President of the local A. and P. Association or Farmers’ Union. Details of the programme are as follows': — Monday: Official welcome and Afternoon Tea, Introductory Lecture, A. H. Cockayne. Tuesday: Pasture Establishment and Maintenance, E. B. Levy. Breeding and Management of sheep for fat lamb trade, R. Alexander. Visit to Longbeach. Diseases of the Dairy Cow, J. Stafford, M.R.C.V.S. The Farm Garden, R. Nairn. Wednesday: Irrigation, its possibilities in Canterbury, R. S. Tennant, N.D.D. Farm Management in relation to fertility, J. Brown, B.Sc Water Conservation in Soil. M. J. Scott M.A. The Dairy Cow, H. E. B. Watson. Stroll, Ashburton Experimental Farm. Education in relation to Agriculture, Professor Shelley.

Thursday: Insects affecting stock and crops, D. Miller F.E.S. The Composition and Application of Manures, L. P. Symes. Diseases of Wheat, Dr. Hilgendorf. Pure seed, N. P. Neal B.Ag. Veterinary Lecture (a) .Diseases of breeding ewe (b) Diseases of farm horses, J. Kerrigan M.R.C.V.S. Farm Economics, Professor Condliffe. Friday; Stock feeding requirement and costs, E. J. Fawcett B.A.

Herd Testing, S. Clayton. Lucerne Culture, F. E. Ward. Shelter Belts and timbers, R. Robinson, Visit to Fairfield. Social Evening.— I am, etc., F. E. WARD, Instructor in Agriculture.