FARMERS' SCHOOL.

Otaki Mail, 19 April 1922, Page 4

FARMERS' SCHOOL.

SYLLABUS OF LECTURES, The complete syllabus lias now jeen prepared by Mr YV. J. McCulioch, manager of the Cemrai Development Farm, of the course of instruction to be Imparted to farmers attending the school to be opened on the farm on Monday, April "24. H shows that the four days and part of the fifth will be fully occupied. On the Monday evening the school will be formally opened, and among those who have signified their intenUou of being present are Mr \V. H. Field, M.P., Mr 1). \Y. Mathesou, Mayor of Levin, ami Dr. Heakes, Director ')/ -Agriculture. it is hoped that the Hon. .Mr Noswortliy may also (mil time to lie present. Immediately afterwards there will be a lecture on herd testing by Mr Singleton, of the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture, ami at 8 o'clock next morning- work will start again and be ijontinued until y o'clock at night, and so on until Friday night. On Saturday morning it is expected that most of those present, especially those who have come from a distance, will be departing, so, in order that farmers may have an opportunity of ex-

changing views and expressing opinions on Hie value of the lessons learnt, a smoke concert will be held on the Friday evening as a wind-up to the school. It may be mentioned i thai, a number of the lectures will be i Illustrated with lantern slides, ami, :In order to facilitate this, these lectares have as Tar as possible been arranged to take place in the evenl ing. The complete syllabus is as , under:— j MONDAY, APRIL 24. 6.30 p,m.: Opening of School. 7.30 pin. Herd Testing (Mr W. M. . Singleton).

HJESDAY, APRIL 25. 8 to 9.30 a.m.: The Feeding „ol Dairy Cows [Mr A. H. Cockayne). 9.40 tu 11.10 a.m.: Lime and Liming 'Mr F. W. Greenwood) . 11.20 to noon: Farm demonstration Types of Ploughing (Mr \Y.. J. Mcculloch}. 1 to 3.45 p.m.: Veterinary demonstration—The Cow in Health and Diseas* (Mr Vv". T. Collins). i to 5 p.m.: Principles of Animal Breeding as illustrated by Poultry (Mr F. C. Brown). 7.30 to 'J p.m.: The Grass Lands Of New Zealand [Mr E. B. Levy;. WEDNESDAY, APRIL ifi.

b to 9.30 a.m.: Draught Horses <Mr W. T. Collins, M.R.C.V.S. and Mr H. E. 13. Watson;. 9.40 to il.lo a.m.: Principles of Pasture Establishment Mr E. B. Levy;. 11.20 to noon: Farm demonstration —Cultivation of Boo* Crops [Mr W. t. McCulloch). 1 to 3.45 p.m.: Field instruction in Farm pastures. * to 5 p.m.: Summer and Winter Feeds for Dairy Cows .Mr A. H. Cockayne;. 7.30 to 9: Farm injects Mr D. M1Jl«r)'« Tllu.- P.'O APRIL 27. & to 9.30 a.m.: Manures and Mu«fr lng. 9.40 to 11.10 a.m.: Farm Practice ia the Control of Weeds Mr A. H. Cockayne), 11.21) to noon: Farm demonstration —Mole Draining fMr W. J. McCulloch).

1 to 5 p.m.: Types of Dairy Cow Breeds—Friesian, ' Jersey, Shorthorn, j Ayrshire and R&d Poll Association , Demonstrators. 7.30 pmi.: Lucerne (Mr F. W. Greenwood). FRIDAY. APBIL "J?. 8 to a. 30 a.m.: Field instruction in farm Crops. 9.40 to 11.10 a.m.: Field instructiom in Farm Crops. 11.20 to noon: Farm demonstrationEnsilage Making* Mr W. J. McCiUloch), V'-i 1 t-o 2.15 p.m.: Swine Husbandry (Mr | y.. \V. Gorringe). £.30 to 3.45 p.m.: Wool Classing for ! Farmers (Mr ;. G. Cook). 4 to 5 p.m.: Tne Care of Milk (Mr A. A. McKenztft). 6.30 to 7.30: Agricultural Clubs and Farmers' Competitions (Mr J. W. Deem). SATURDAY, APRIL 2-9. Tree planting for Farmers (Mr T. Page).