HOW THE DOMINION TRAINS ITS LADS TO BECOME FARMERS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 26, 30 December 1908, Page 21

HOW THE DOMINION TRAINS ITS LADS TO BECOME FARMERS.

BOYS’ TRAINING FARM. WERAROA. 1. Taking instruction in shearing. 2. Inspection of boys hv Major Burlison, manager of the College. 3. An exhibit b\ the ( -dirge. I. ILd-nin I re-i.m bul’ born March 22. 1904. bred by Newton King; purchased for the Training College 5. Play hour. <>. Teams preparing to go out to farm. 7. ( attic on tie Training Farm.

I'lie Boys’ Training Farm, Weraroa. of which Major («. M. Burlinson is manager, is about 2 miles from the Levin Railway Station, and <»<> from Wellington on the Wellington and Manawafu Railway. Only seven years ago the site of the present farm was standing bush, and now. although most of the ground is still cov-

ereil with logs and stumps, much work has been done. The main buildings were occupied on November 2. 1905. b\ the boys from the Industrial School at Caversham. and since then a number of other buildings have lieen erected, and each year has seen a number of acres brought under cultivation.

< hie hundred and tittv the boys from nine years old upwards art* h »u*rd in tin* main building and four cottage hoims; of these 92 are attending the day school attached to the institution; the remainder, who are over 14 year* of age. are taught dairying, farming in ill its branche*. gardening. fruit growing.

. arpentei-tug. engineering. cooking an 1 laundry work. Dining working hours it is like a Iteehive. and after tea till du-k on th.- lawn of tire acres the inmate, tinniM- themselves at cricket, marbles, gymnastic*. an.l other games dear to all boys. Our illustrations give a good i lea of the buildings an I s tie of ■ ie mom notable feat tiles of tin farm.