Practical Agriculture..
SCHOOL BOYS AND A STUD FARM. f PEtt PRK99 ASSOCIATION FEILDING, This Day. # By way of teaching practical agriculture, Wanganui Education Board has arranged a week's camp for high school boys. The camp, which is the first of its kind in jNew Zealand, is now being held at Mr E. Short's stud farm, at Cheltenham, and 36 boys from Wanganui, Marton, Taihape and Eeikling are present. Yesterday Mr Dunlop, manager of tlio stud farm, gave tlio boys a practical demonstration of tlio good points of horses and cattle. Valuable lectures are to follow. The boys will do actual work on the farm during the week. . Mr Pimni Mr Pumell and Mr Guthrie, M.P., (members of the Board) Mr Brack (Chief Inspector), paid an official visit to camp. Mr J as. Grant, argicnlturatosuporvisor of the Wanganui Education Board, is in charge of the oamp.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 October 1911, Page 3
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145Practical Agriculture.. Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 October 1911, Page 3
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