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[jiri, . /J (2/ '/M/ - C' "' '", 7/ _ K-" - Justed it is the practice not to issue the ' ling dairy had been very successful in giving because, although the amount of the disput- practical lessons to far-triers. The Various 1 ed item might be small. In such cases and wociations - dairrrmsa's, poultry, hog. 1 perhaps some others cutting would not be breeders', horssetLourts', euvL-with the re. , stopped. There are also other cases in ports of thesiranuualmtsetiugts' and otherlite'r. 1 which the ground l{out is paid and small attire Were also of immense value to farmers , amounts ot duesa allowed to stand, be- The Agricultural College at Guelph occu. _ l 'i'".'"' the parties are not working thei pied the same relation to these societies Limits and do not pay up the arrears until l, and associations as the high school does to lf they desire to work again. In such cases _ the public school. He believed the Ontario 7 if and perhaps some others the licenses are i Agricultural College was one of the beat in. it not applied for. ' l stitutions of tho kind in the world. The [i, Mr. 31ueam.pbtll sexed what amount of, graduates of this college are found in , lees were received from culling under the every county in the riding. Ir, regretted 1 Ir,',,':',',','?,,',',', of the. Cullers Act up (031% that the farmers had not seen tit to send l )ecember, 1891, giving the sums received 1 their sons", them in greater numbers, but the ', It each place oi enamination. _ college was never better attended than at I . RP. Htrdy.rt.spl'yul that the amount was present. The cost to the student is very $1,.32, of which $1,024 was paid into the ,mall, not more than 825 to $50, and an i department, Ind.:r603 at ditferent points-- education there is of more bonofit to a . Jttawa, Believille, Parry Sound, ete., young farmer than any other. He intended ' i where the examinations wt're held. to make provision this session so that young I s In reply to slr. .Barr (1hti.ferinh. MR men who could not take the whole threel Mowat said that it is not tneintention.of yeura'course could take a short course, , the Government. during the present session _ perhaps three months, especialy in dairy. to introduce a bill tor the purpose of taxmg 1 ing. The country, perhaps, was a little mortgages, stocks and other investments at 1 weak in horticulture, and it was intended : tho "we rate as real testate. l to remedy this defect also. He hoped the , EDUCATION or 'sAr.ttrms's'osw,. mover of the resolution would urge the _ Mr. Melienaghan moved that in the opini- young farmers Of his own county to attend on of this Home. the time has arrived in the college. He believed that. the farmers ', the history of this Province when greater of tue Province had confidence m the UOY' I local facilities should he given whereby 1 rrnnicnt and supported its conduct of their farmers' sons may tuweive a better educa- t interests. . . 2% tion in their own profession. This is the l .sut'. {3me said he wa? sorry that m the f iame resolution he presented to the House l discussion ot, this question sucli language . last session, and his speech was on the l thu1ld have "een introduced by the member T same lines as then. He complained tliatl iorh'outh.Lrstttsrk. The statements made I the schools werc not suited to tumors" sons, were not "um" out by facts. NN hen the . that every child in the land haul not the member made the statement that politics i same opportunity for obtaining an oduca. "ire brought, into the farmers' institute Cl 1' tion, that the leaving examination was a be (Mr. Awrey) could only say that the, ' _ failure, that the (lircernttamt, had added to member did not understand the nature ot , the burdens of rural cortttnunitie,, in main- ihe language he used, but rushed in,accord. r tanning schools, that farmers were heavily ing to the old adage, "where angels feared l taxed for high schools and received no our to lrcal." He then read the shorthand re- responding benetit,that the cltildven inrui-al port of his address at, the annual meeting communities were. thsirituittated against of the institute to show that he had not by the unjust distribution of the git-ants, i takenalivaed position. There was not a that the farmers' institutes were not pro- word thcre, he claimed, that tho perly carried on. but many places were president of a farmers institute should 2onvertcd into political schools, not address to a gathering of farmers. ',, Mr. Dryden said the proposition of Mr. He advocated the "T3" things that a dele. l . McLenaghan to establish agricultural l gation from the Dominion Government j in schools in every municipality in the Pro. l Went to Washington to seek, and that was _ " vince was a very Vague one. No idea of 1 l rcciprocity in natural products. What did e the cost was given. whether half a million l i the hon. member tor South Lanark do at ', or a million and a half. He had travelled l, this time? Why, he got up in his seat and 1 . widely among the furizicrs of the Province, l i advocated an increased duty on pork. I , and never heard oi any demand for such l (Laughter) l r schools. Whatever pursuit boss may ulu. , Mr. Awrey then quoted from his address I, niately follow theh prurmry ciliication must l at the institute meeting to show that he 0 be the same. The "armor especially needs pointed out there that, our market for cat. l , this elementary education, but the diili. , tle, and also for cheese, wat, inEnghusd. He , _ culty heretofore hus bee-u to convince him 5 was quitt- wiliing to any that the best mar~ ' of this.. l'Ivcry [armor ought to have such kct in tl o world-tho only market in the l _ a training as to tit him to act independently worldmior our cattle "as in England ', and _ ( tor himself. Alter a certain stage the I out natural and only market for cheese was V educational C'ttlltitr4 of the young must, i 'also in Great Britain. Could anything be l, civerge, each patticular calling demanding ', l broader or fairer than that? He had also portion at' training. Young; farmers cannot, ', l pointed out that neither party was to blame be given the instruction thcy tiupiire unlcss l for the McKinley tarili' and that we had to t there is In connection with the school the l make the best of it. With icgnrd to means for giving them practical as Hell asl other charges, some of them were only [ theoretical instruction. The farmer's work worthy of silent, contempt. It had been nay be '1ivylri.i'n1o grain growing, fruit charged that he had received if200 out l ', gr' Wing. divirying and stock raising, but the grant made to the institute. Now, he I _ the Jreticud '.ectut-er, on such subjects are of had never received more than his travelling ' li'ttic value, unless, as at the Agricultural expenses in carrying on the work of the l T College at tiuelph, there is added practical institute, and this was unanimously voted 1 / demonstration. Mr. Dryden pointi'd out; by the institute, irrespective of any party I . that 'l',ogric'ttlrttelrsocieties U'.llll)!(I:Ll to ditrerenees. (Applause) The hon. mom-i I' young lariiicrs what had been done, and I ber had said that farmers were leaving the l l the runners institutes taught them how it I institute. He must have been dreaming, q was done. Ho declared that it was not I and if he had been dreaming he would have te'. that these fa'rnicrs' institutes were l been just as near the truth. Three years . political schools. lite .i :m'crnnn-nt hail l ago there were only 1,000 or 1,200 mem- . iiiatructcd . thmc" tttstitutes to avoid l licrs, while to-day there is a membership of political subziec-ts. llic useiulnesa of buuncrs' i 15,000 ot the most inteuigent,iarrtusrs in the 'sl i,C,1idttewtio1,ie'yt"itr, 'l',',,).',."',',?, go on. He l l'rn'vince. (Applause) Was this 9- sign of 1v "pawn"! to he: (1):; "LI?, mom frequent- l tailing away ? Tlu: proposmon made by Ti e Lj, , , 'C, " "trial to tumors. the member would be a hatyls.hip,a.tyl a bur- . ' t ll'") 'vlsnll' '.'t than illpmtlllcs had in- ' den upon the country, and he did not be. C:.:"",:'),', 1,12. :1; will .. l'hc 'atilitrt1ttt.'t" lieve it was in accordance with the views of ii',ifi" t i.'-, "I". -'vl (5'1 ' f."')?.':",',?)',") would the .House. He tlieiefore proposed the fol- 'hsn. "f'l tl'rt o. eg" bulletins rice lo lowing amendment, seconded by Mr. Wood memo-rs oi Ins: itutcs had a great eil'cct in 1 (Brant) ".--- a A moi-casing their membership. The travel. i h ll l I ' " l ' i g