Show RUSSIA GAINS CAINS IN FARMING Preval linz Ina impression that little progress Pro oress Is made in ill that coun try Is erroneous serles series of air readings gratis gratia by J 13 sq the ln amr lesion generally prevails preT tili that although though il rushdi lusbi t Is f most gen floored by nature little ress is being made in agriculture this la Is erroneous As in an illustration of the interest that Is being manifested along these line rind as indicative of the pro gressl vc that has been adopted and Is now being pursued it may ma be cited thit la t the imperial agricultural museum in its endeavor to popular le the study of agricultural ign cultural subjects has for the last few bears conducted conduct cd grails at the museum in st peters burg i a series of systematic readings on agriculture ign culture for the b bi atit of every ever trip interested in addition to this course popular lectures ire delivered and special ra readings dings conducted for men in the lower rinks ranks ot of the irmy army in the experimental department of 0 the museum the taking apart and putting together ot of i various arlous machinery michl neo Is demonstrated ili t trained mechanics agricultural in motion Is also demonstrated ind and the UP of ig ag rl ri cultural implements is explained are arc also alo niad with ill all classes of farm machinery michl neo uch as win sorters ind and the like in separate departments fire are demonstrated the fertilization of the fish spawn and the del of the chicken in the incubator the attendance at these lectures has b been e en uninterruptedly Iner increasing rasing from ear to year lear for the past four 3 ears the attendance atten dince lias has been 5 09 1 I 1 17 SOS 32 CO show fc honing ing great increase tho the lectures are delner ed in e E laang from even to nine ind and on sun day da from two to three hires p in the tacal nork or and excursions are conduct ed by b between tho the lecturers and the students such as trips to exhibitions arid and firm farm in the suburbs arid and even to stock stockyards yards and s sling laughter liter houses Li keNIe the special classes pas through practically ever everything thing per tall to lo plant culture stock raj railing irig poultry raking bee culture and dairy firming farming with luth ill thit that pertains perti ins to the lo litter itter such as butter and cheese ma king in the present scholastic seison season tho the courses of the sisterna tic lectures will nill embrace tile the following academic sub ejects elementary chemistry clie element ary ao altom physiology of plants improvement and cultivation of 0 the ha soil agricultural agnf cultural econ orny seeds agricultural implements cattle raising raisin swine rais lag ing etc on sundays it is Int intended erideLl to con duct popular public readings ind and lee tures lures on a variety ot of agricultural sab ejects |