THE SCIENCE OF FARMING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 13, 9 February 1909, Page 2

THE SCIENCE OF FARMING

NEW ZEALAND .METHODS. A VISITOIVS IMI'KESSIOXS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Chri.stchurch, Lust Ntghl. Dr. Capra, who is investigating the agricultural and general resources of the Dominion on behalf of the Italian («overnment, visited Lincoln College to-day, and expressed hiniseli «s being surprised and delighted with what ho saw. He stated that he had never seen sueh crops of whmil in his life. The dill'mence between the system adopted at Lincoln College and that adopted in similar institutions in -Italy was that at tiie students had to do practical farm work in addition to receiving instruction in theoretical agriculture. In Italy the agricultural collects had smaller areas of land, and they went in for specialisation, one college taking up vine-growing, an other grain-growing, and another dairyfarming. The students were given very little practical work. Dr. Capra admired the Australasian -> -leni, and thinks it is the only way < i imparting thorough agricultural in>:riiciion, and, as the result, of hi* mission and recommendations based thereon he thinks ijio same svslem will be introduced into Italy. Dr. Capra leaves to-mo'-vm for the Wot Coast to investigate the minmg industry. Though there is no eoal mining in Italy, great use is made of the rivers for generating electricity.