Farm Notes.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4372, 11 February 1909, Page 4

Farm Notes.

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m■< A— — —; . • I [REPORT OF THE DAIRY COM-; f MIBSIONEBeMR. D;( PODDIE ONTARIO ' AGKICULTUEAL r COLLEGE. ' Summer classes are also 'available for those who have had no previous experience in dairying, and they f are expected tb remain ’ for ’at least ten weeks, and may stay longer if desired. Most of the. students’ time ii| this coarse is spent in tEe practical *work under the direction qf-the, Before a ; dairy certificate ojrdij>lpm|i ia granted to any student he' must’ have spent a full-term: at' ana have passed a satisfactory fexamr < ination in the whole of the subcourses. : To Obtain a Certificate'^a student must have worked in a butter or cheese factory for two seasons of not less than seven months saefe and: one of the seasons mast follow the period: spent at the dairy school ,* daring that time also .the candidate must have charge of the factory ; 'fif Whi6h, he is Hernias tp| send in to the officer in change of the dairy school a monthly report of his work in the factory. A The factory operated is inspected,, andno certificate is issued if tbe report made by the authorised inspector is unfavourable, ! When talking tfith, Drl Babcock regarding the benefits derived from .the training of students in dairy work, he mentioned that prior to. the establishnu nt of the dairy school the quality of the dairy produce made' in the S' ate. of Wisconsin was amongst the p (Orest in the country. , Since then tin re has been a gradual all round improvement, and as a matter of fact this State has now become noted for the production of first-glass butter and cheese, .. . ~.... ‘ Vi , , Employment is readily found by those who have -attended the dairy school, as the owners of dairy factories fully recognise the advantage of employing trained men. .V, v Every State has its own Agricultural College, and there, are over fifty different institutions where dairy work, in one fora, or another, may be learnt. *