Show RUSSIA GAINS IN FARMING impression little Proa progreso reso lo Is made mn do in alint country caun try Is in erroneous series of gratis uy my J B D SNODGRASS SNO DOnASS tile tho impression generally prevails that I 1 although russia la Is most generously favored by nature little progress Is being made in agriculture thlu la is erroneous As aa an illustration of the interest that to Is being manifested along these lines and na as indicative of the progressive gres sive policy that has been adopted band and Is now being pursued it may be cited that the imperial agricultural museum in its endeavor to popularize the study of agricultural subjects has for tho the last few years conducted gratis at the museum in st peters burg a series of systematic readings nga on agriculture for the benfit of every ine interested in addition to this course popular lectures are delivered and special readings conducted for men in the lower ranks of the army in the experimental department of the museum the taking apart and putting together of various machinery Is demonstrated by trained mechanics agricultural machinery in motion Is also demonstrated and the use of agricultural ri implements Is explained experiments aro are also made with all classes of farm machinery such as loco mobiles win sorters and the like in separate departments are demonstrated the fertilization of tho the fish spawn and the development of the chicken in the incubator tho attendance at these lectures has been uninterruptedly increasing from year to year for the past four years tho the attendance has been showing great I 1 increase nerease the lectures are delivered in the evening from seven to nine and on sunday from two to three p in the practical work and excursions aro are conducted by prearrangements arrangements pre between the lecturers and the students such as trips to exhibitions and farm in tho the suburbs and even to stockyards stock yards and slaughter houses likewise the special classes pass through practically everything per to plant culture stock raising poultry raising bee culture and dairy farming with all that pertains to tho the latter such as butter and cheese malting making in tho the present scholastic season tho the courses of the systematic lectures will embrace the following academic subjects elementary chemistry elementary anatomy physiology of plants improvement and cultivation of tho the soll BOH agricultural meter agricultural economy seeds agricultural implements cattle raising swine raising etc on sundays it Is intended to conduct popular public readings and lectures on a variety of agricultural subjects |