Transactions of RHASS Volume 1940 - Page 220
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]8 NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE. 11. Non-returnable fees must be paid by candidates as follows :-— Entire Examination Six guineas. Group of subjects . . Three guineas. Reappearance for any subjects 10/6 per subject. 12. The Board reserve the right to postpone, abandon, or in any way, or at any time, modify an Examination, and also to decline at any stage to admit any particular candidate to the Examination. EXAMINATIONS IN 1940. Owing to the interruption, in many cases, of the normal courses of Agricultural Colleges since the outbreak of war, the Board have decided, as an exceptional matter to meet the special circumstances, to hold two Examinations in 1940. Candidates will be permitted to appear at EITHER of these, but not at both. The Examinations will be held as under :— SCOTLAND.—At Edinburgh in the Chambers of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 8 Eglinton Crescent, on VVEDNES- DAY, 3rd April, and following days. Last date for receiving Applications, TUESDAY, 20th FEBRUARY. ENGLAND.—At the University of Leeds, on TUESDAY, 16th July, and following days. Last date for receiving Applications. MONDAY, 20th MAY. Forms of Application for permission to sit at either Examination may be obtained from “ The Secretary, Royal Agricultural Society of England, 16 Bcdford Square, London, VV.C.1.” or from “The Secretary, Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 8 Eglinton Crescent, Edinburgh 12.” SYLLABUS OF SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION. PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE. 1.——Fmsr PAPER. 1. British F arming.—Arable, stock-raising, dairying—Approxi- mate areas covered by the different systems—Typical examples of each——Area in Great Britain under chief crops—Numbers of live stock—The recent history of agriculture—Short summary of agri- cultural returns. 2. Climate—The effect of climate on farming practice—Rainfall— Temperature—Prevailing winds—Weather forecasts. 3. Soils—The influence of geological formations on the systems of farming—Classification of soils—Character and composition—Suita- bility for cultivation. Reclamation—Drainage—Irrigation~Warping —Application of lime and marl—Bare fallows—Tillage—Subsoiling —Deep and thorough cultivation. 4. Manures.———The manures of the farm—The treatment of farm- yard manure—The disposal of liquid manure and sewage—General NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE. 19 manures—Special manures—Field trials of 'manuresaThe applica- tion of manures—Period of application and amounts used per acre —Unexhausted value of manures and feeding~stuffs. 5. Crops.—V\’heat, barley, oats, rye, beans, peas, potatoes, turnips, swedes, mangolds, sugar beet, forage plants, hops, and other crops— Their adaptation to difierent soils and clhnates—Varieties—Selection of seed—J udging seeds—Cultivation, weeds and parasitic plants, best methods of prevention and eradication—Harvesting—Storing—Cost of production—Improvement of crops by selection and hybridising— Field trials—Methods which the farmer may adopt—Selection to resist disease—The principles of rotations—Rotations suitable for different soils and climates—Rotations and the maintenance of fertility—Green manuring—Leguminous crops in rotation—Catch crops—The advantages and disadvantages of rotations—Specialised farming—Management of Orchards. 2.——SECOND PAPER. 6. Liz-e Stools—The different breeds of British live stock—Their origin, characteristics, and comparative merits—Suitability for different districts—Breechng—General principles—Se]ection—Mating -—Crossing——Rearing and general management—Breeding and rear- ing of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry. Roaring colts and raising store stock—The foods of the farm—Their composition and suitability for different classes of stock—Purchased foods—Com- position and special value—Rations for different kinds and ages of stock—Cost of producing beef, mutton, pork, and milk—Cost of feeding farm horses. 7. The disposal of Crops, Produce, and Stock—Marketing grain and other crops—Sale of stock—Live weight—Dead weight. 8. M ills—The production and treatment of milk—The manufac- ture of cheese, butter, &c.—The utilisation of by-products. 9. Farming Capital.—Calculations of the stocking and working of arable, stock, and dairy farms—Farm valuations—Rent and taxes. 10. Labour.—Organisation of labour—piece-work, tiJne-work—- labour costings. 11. Renting a Farm.—Indications of condition, productive power, and stock-carrying capacity Leases—Conditions of occupancy. N.B.—It is essential that a candidate know his subject practically, and that he satisfy the Examiner of his familiarity with farm work and management. 3,—FARM MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS. 1. Power.—The principle of action, construction, method of working, also care and management of steam engines and boilers, gas, oil and petrol engines and agricultural tractors. Cost and working expenses in connection with the above. Estimation of the brake horse-power of engines. Power derived from water. Measure- ment of the quantity of water flowing in a stream. General arrange- ment of water-power plants. Water-wheels. Turbines. Pumps— |
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