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V. Management and feeding of calves. VI. Farmyard manure. VII. Liming land. VIII. Finger-and-toe or club root. Admission to these lectures must be free. Local committees are expected to provide a room suitable for the lecture, to advertise the course in their own district, and to furnish the Agricultural Sub-Committee with a full report on the lectures at the close of the course. The County Council pays the lecturer's expenses. As only a limited number of lectures can be given during the winter session, the Sub-Committee may not be able to arrange more than two lectures in any one district. Early application should be made to the Director of Technical Instruction, Agricultural Department, County Offices, Preston. Lectures on Poultry-keeping. The Agricultural Sub-Committee has again engaged Mr. Thomas Carr, of Heatherlea, Anfield, Liverpool, to deliver lectures on poultry-keeping, and to visit farms and cottages, on invitation, for the purpose of giving advice on poultry-management, but will allow local committees to engage Mr. Edward Brown, of Velmead, Caversham, Beading, if his lectures are preferred. The Sub-Committee is prepared to consider applications for the services of a poultry lecturer from rural district committees, agricultural and poultry societies, or farmers' associations; the applications should give (a) the names of the places at which it is proposed to have the lectures ; (b) the number of lectures to be given in each place; and should state (c) that the local committee is prepared to pay the cost of the lecturer's visit out of the special grant mentioned below, and out of the ordinary technical grant, or from other sources; and (d) that admission to the lectures will be free. Mr. Carr's fee is fixed at £1 10s. per day, for which sum he is prepared to deliver a lecture and to visit a reasonable number of poultry-runs. This fee will include all his expenses for board, lodging, travelling, and trap-hire. Local committees desirous of having lectures from Mr. Edward Brown must make their own terms with him. The Agricultural Sub-Committee is prepared to print all the necessary bills for announcing the lectures, and, in addition, to make a special grant in aid'of the cost of the lectures of 18s. per day for every day Mr. Carr is engaged in a district, or £1 per day if Mr. E. Brown is engaged, on condition that the local committee provides a suitable room and advertises the lectures in the district. As far as possible, applications for Mr. Carr's services will be considered in order of date, and it is requested that the local committee will arrange for the lectures and visits to be held on consecutive days of the week (Saturday excepted), but not necessarily at the same place. All the arrangements for visiting the poultry-runs in a district should be made by the local committee direct with Mr. Carr, or with Mr. E. Brown. As soon as a course of lectures is completed, the local committee should forward a report to the Director of Technical Instruction, Agricultural Department, County Offices, Preston, stating (a) the number of lectures given, with the attendance at each; (b) the poultry-runs visited ; and giving (c) a detailed statement of the total cost of the course. After the accounts are approved, the Sub-Committee will pay the special grant to the treasurer of the local committee, who will then be responsible for the whole cost of the lectures. Analyses of Feeding-stuffs, Manures, &c, for the Benefit of Farmers resident in the Administrative County of Lancaster. The Agricultural Joint Committee has made arrangements with the Council of the Harris Institute, Preston, to analyse feeding-stuffs, manures, soils, waters, &c, at the following rates. Since these fees only represent a small proportion of the actual cost of analysis, it is hoped that farmers will avail themselves of the opportunity thus offered : — List of Fees. £ s. d. 1. Determination of the percentage of nitrogen in a sample of sulphate of ammonia, shoddy, horn-dust, dried blood, or other nitrogenous manure ... ... ... 026 2. An analysis of a sample of nitrate of soda ... ... ... ... ...026 3. Determination of the percentage of soluble phosphates in a sample of mineral superphosphates or in any other manure ... ... ... ... ... 026 4. Determination of the percentage of insoluble phosphates in a sample of basic slag (Thomas's phosphate-powder) or in any other manure ... ... ...026 5. Determination of the percentage of nitrogen, together with the insoluble phosphates, in any manure (such as bone-meal, &c.) ... ... ... ... ...036 6. Determination of the percentage of nitrogen, together with the soluble and insoluble phosphates, in any manure (such as dissolved bones, compound manures, &c.) ... 0 5 0 7. Determination of the percentage of potash in sulphate or muriate of potash, &c. ... 0 3 6 8. Determination of the percentage of lime in a limestone or marl ... ... ... 02 6 9. Determination of the percentage of lime and phosphoric acid in a limestone or marl... 0 5 0 10. Determination of the percentage of fat and albuminoids in a feeding-stuff (oilcakes, meal, &c.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 11. A complete analysis of any manure or feeding-stuff ... ... ... 10s. to 10 0 12. A partial analysis of a sample of soil ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 10 0 13 A complete analysis of a sample of soil ... ... ... ... ... 1 10 0 14. Determination of the hardness of a sample of water ... ... ... ... 0 3 6 15. An analysis of a sample of water to determine its suitability for domestic purposes ... 0 10 6 Fees for other determinations will be given on application.
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