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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 73

Department of Agriculture, 31st May, 1895

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Department of Agriculture, 31st May, 1895.

By arrangement with Professor Black the following lectures on Agricultural Chemistry are printed for general information; and, in order to guard against possible errors, the author has himself corrected the proofs.

J. D. Ritchie, Secretary.

The course embraces the chemistry of the atmosphere, water, the soil, plants, and manures.

The object of these lectures was, first, to promulgate as much as possible among farmers and others interested in agricultural pursuits whatever information the lecturer had on these subjects; secondly, to put teachers in the country districts in the way of meeting the chemistry requirements of the Education Act in the subject of the "Elements of Agriculture," and to qualify them for the D and E certificates. All the lectures were, at the time of their delivery, amply illustrated by experiments, which cannot well be described—which, indeed, require to be seen in order to be understood. There is therefore no attempt made in this issue to explain them, or even to refer to them except occasionally.