New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-27

utility OF the various processes OF @
culture most of the farmers wives Keep tnelr nus
bands back from the road OF progress instead , Oh
urging hen h S Of msn han of Of the do
nestle animals; they are ignorant OF the nrsn pr'n
ancient processes the poultry yard !, In neglected e..
eondS and he eS hH. fows Of more poc
breeds The kitchen garden. above All is pl,laple
sight i full Of s ih on nlcSa rev and they
can make nothing Of the beehive. BookkeepIng y
unknown TO them. and they consider II uhheceS-
This state Of affairs which Is far from being ex,
sists in these DAYS but to a smaller extent thanks
10 the establishment Of techncai s'noo'S o' "S''-
culture.
INSTRUCTION IN DAIRY WORK
Government first OF all made effort to raise the
dairy Industry a branch OF agriculture which In
Belgium il altogether In the hands OF women ne
Minister of Agriculture admirably seconded by n
Proost. the General Dre,tor of Agriculture; M
Detreyst Inspector OF Agriculture: NJ DHoht D'-
aD,s % has recourse to two OF propa
ganda which logically supplement one announcer -'e''
These courses comprise from six TO fifteen con-
secutiye lectures for each district, %arIes
The feeding OF cattle stable hygiene the COMPOST,
lion Of milk different y nr ee Oh These lectures
were successful produced excellent rss ooi for
gsf1d of Of ,ha re ssPcusSra board with the pseun
aS Asou"ra hs district! Classes
Teaching IL both practical ana theoietiiVai r hnins
given to theory and four hours to practical work york
Al pupils are % anna x in number OF
admission IL limited TO sixteen pupils tne in.raih ,
being ten Admission is free pupils nav ras as nav
be necessary for the classes
CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION
In order to be admitted TO the school girls must
fulfil the following condidi92in cor wears Of age
They must possess a certificate OF IA sooo primary
education ,.,-,. 90 attend Tho classes
reeularlv and TO undertake all work necessary 10
the management OF a dairy Churning SWIMMING
In case more than sixteen girls ask for admission
ina IF E Of bs so as
70 establish the right Of priority Of admissso Taught
Pres ses p Of ths delegate the the director
Of the school ana r the "rk Is under The superv
sion Of delegates OF the Board Of AgrGniture' ,o
has charge OF the classes OF agronomy; care OF
cattle: he has the whole material 9rgan'Za'O r o.
ises. the purchase OF milk products. etcJ: he
overlooks the practical work controls me resutssa
question Of finance Is in his hands and two women
Of dairy WORK 90 y whH lessons s5s in dairy work
and housekeeping and to direct the praeucal WORK
There is a theoretical course OF dairy work and
cheese making, lectures on the care or cattle ETC
lectures on pastoral agriculture ana oG Dns tafs
their part in the work by turn they are DIVIDED
into four e teDn the the ch sf the third
the cheese and the fourth has to clean the nstrn-
nished by the farmers OF the district In which the
school is held or by the pupils parents Inc Work
Twice a week the farmers OF the district in which
classes held are invited to come and see me
apparatus at work and TO observe the advantages
Between iSM and 1895 l25 courses Of lectures OF
three months duration have been held and more
issed in coHnecon With them These two insttu
he
plement one another logcally As s,o mater mater 11
Village have introduced new processes Of dairying
and the itinerant schools coming after them put
laid down. and proved tho excellence OF the teach
ing by their example.
These two methods Of instruction have had the
happes results; in fact, since 1899 more than 500
cream separang embellishments ana ABOUT out T CO.
AGRICULTURAL HOUSEKEEPING.
At about the same time that the teaching of
began attend 70 special agricultural instruction
S5 s1s up the aesn ne snSe that S time
housekeeping schools have been established In
schools are due to private initiative their organiza
ton differs good deal In different establishments
bound TO ADOPT the cuTrcuum as prescribed by the
Department OF Agriculture. In order to make sure
the author intentio,s the Government has ordered
manuals TO be prepared by specialists IN accord
Which no suitable works are in existence. These
manuals, eighteen in number, are at present In
preparation and will appear shortly.
TYPES OF SCHOOLS FOR WOMEN
In order to further public appreciation OF the
value of these schools / will take the liberty OF
describing briefly the organization Of some OF these
Technical Agricultural School at Bouchante G.es
Anvers) .-Governmeot, the Province and the FRO
OF Antwerp have established technical schools for
agriculture at Bouchante. in order to give farmers
knowledge necessary. for TO proper management
Of the farm and the house.
economical and energetic formers wives who shall
The curriculum comprises the following subjects:
Religion and morals, arithmetic, composition, the
kitchen and flower gardening. and OF the care Of
animals; dairy work, domestic economy. sewing
and cutting out the elements OF pedagogics and
hygiene. as well as a grounding In commerce and
as practical as possible Il model farm comprising
esh %oh @o T n sSST w
furnished win apparatus ana ,n maGh en- OF all
A commission of eight members admnistrate the
school, Gir.s must be at least fifteen years OF age
mon;hs and is gratuito1s pupils paying for their
food only. For practical exercise they each take
ng ironing and mncndng Of Clothes They keep
strict ACCOUNT Of all household expenditure. An
abstract Of the accounts IS made every month, and
every participation. pupil or teacher pays her share
at the expense OF the pupils. who thus directly
interested IN the economy OF the household This
system produces excellent results, ana the price OF
board. including all expenses, Is only 10 cents per
day the
The teaching OF dairy work takes up a large por-
tion of the curriculum Of household schools. This
instruction Is complete in its practical well as
its theoretical parts. The pupils do practical dairy
work for nine or ten months, and have daily
portunity Of learning at the farm attached TO the
school the provisioning and milking OF cows, care
OF young cattle. hygiene OF man and beast etc
Pupils spend the whole OF winter and the time OF
the greatest heat at the household schools thus
getting COnveTsant with the work Of all seasons
and with the difficulties these changes OF climate
butter cheese making
Technical Agricultural School for Women In con-
nection with the Institute of the "Sacre- Cpur" and
"l'Immaculee Conception at Heverlee L.ouvan-
The object OF this institute is TO give girls OF the
middle classes mn education suitable to their posi-
tlon an6 securing them means Of livelihood The
mana cement of this establishment Is in the hands
Of nuns the direction and supervision being in