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Author: William Macdonald Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780365362319 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 36
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Excerpt from A National College of Agriculture for the Transvaal A well-endowed College of Agriculture would attract students from oversea, tourists, and scientists, for we have a wealth of material awaiting investigation and inspectio'n, and a climate unrivalled in the whole world. Free to South Africa I But why stop there The people of the Transvaal are large-minded and open-hearted; Why not throw wide open the gates of our great'college and make it free and without price to the youth of the British Empire. Let the young men from Great Britain, from our far-reaching Dominions, and from the Islands of the Seven Seas meet and mingle with our'own lads in friendly rivalry on the campus and on the veld here in the heart of South Africa. And as the University of Leyden rose in commemoration of the relief of that city from the Spanish siege, and the monument at Quebec to Montcalm and Wolfe, let this new College - an adequate tributewas has been so eloquently expressed in the final letter from Professor Mackay - rise to the memory of Kruger and Rhodes upon the grant of free-government by the British Parliament and the Imperial Crown. In the United States I was muc_h struck with. The magnifi cent and successful efforts which are being made by the authorities of the University of Wisconsin to educate grown-up persons in almost every conceivable line of human activity. Indeed extension work has become the outstanding policy of the Unit ersity. It has changed the aspect of the whole State in the short space of three years; while the work of the College of Agriculture alone is valued at twenty 'million dollars per annum. As the President, Dr. Charles R. Van Hise, remarked We cannot afford to wait until our lads grow up. We must attack the problem now-at once - and that is why we are bending all our energies to educate the older men and women who have 'had neither the time, nor the money, nor the (hence to study in the days of their youth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: William Macdonald Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780365362319 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 36
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Excerpt from A National College of Agriculture for the Transvaal A well-endowed College of Agriculture would attract students from oversea, tourists, and scientists, for we have a wealth of material awaiting investigation and inspectio'n, and a climate unrivalled in the whole world. Free to South Africa I But why stop there The people of the Transvaal are large-minded and open-hearted; Why not throw wide open the gates of our great'college and make it free and without price to the youth of the British Empire. Let the young men from Great Britain, from our far-reaching Dominions, and from the Islands of the Seven Seas meet and mingle with our'own lads in friendly rivalry on the campus and on the veld here in the heart of South Africa. And as the University of Leyden rose in commemoration of the relief of that city from the Spanish siege, and the monument at Quebec to Montcalm and Wolfe, let this new College - an adequate tributewas has been so eloquently expressed in the final letter from Professor Mackay - rise to the memory of Kruger and Rhodes upon the grant of free-government by the British Parliament and the Imperial Crown. In the United States I was muc_h struck with. The magnifi cent and successful efforts which are being made by the authorities of the University of Wisconsin to educate grown-up persons in almost every conceivable line of human activity. Indeed extension work has become the outstanding policy of the Unit ersity. It has changed the aspect of the whole State in the short space of three years; while the work of the College of Agriculture alone is valued at twenty 'million dollars per annum. As the President, Dr. Charles R. Van Hise, remarked We cannot afford to wait until our lads grow up. We must attack the problem now-at once - and that is why we are bending all our energies to educate the older men and women who have 'had neither the time, nor the money, nor the (hence to study in the days of their youth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Illtyd Buller Pole Evans Publisher: ISBN: 9781332220601 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 34
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Excerpt from Transvaal Department of Agriculture: Bitter-Pit of the Apple In February, 1906, my attention was drawn by Mr. C. P. Lounsbury, the Government Entomologist, Cape Colony, to a peculiar spotting in Cape apples. The trouble was known locally simply by the name of "bitter-pit," and as it is now so commonly recognised under this name I do not propose in this report to substitute any other, although there are certain objections to the term here employed. In the following month, Mr. Lounsbury conducted me over the orchards of the Cape Orchard Company at Hex River, where the spotting was very evident both on the fruit on the trees and also on the apples which were in cold storage. The prevalent theory in vogue regarding the trouble at the time was that it was due to a mechanical injury brought about by blown sand. A number of varieties of affected apples were then collected for microscopic examination, and as the disease was one of such general importance, arrangements were made with the Cape Department of Agriculture that I should devote as much time as I could spare to an investigation of this trouble. The Cape Orchard Company also very kindly undertook to place the necessary facilities, in the shape of conducting experiments at their orchards, at my disposal. An exhaustive histological and bacteriological examination of these spots was first carried out, but neither revealed any evidence of fungi or bacteria. In the histological part of the enquiry, however, a great abundance of starch in the diseased areas at once suggested that the action of diastase must be inhibited in some way or other, and that possibly some chemical constituent might be lacking which was necessary for the complete conversion of the starch into sugar. At this stage, Mr. Herbert Ingle, late Chief Chemist to this Department, became much interested in the problem, and kindly offered to assist me in the investigation by making analyses of soil, healthy and diseased apples, etc. It was then arranged that we should publish a joint report on this subject, but, unfortunately, owing to unforeseen circumstances, Mr. Ingle left South Africa before he was in a position to publish his results, and it has therefore been deemed advisable in the interests of the fruit-growing community to delay no longer the present conclusions, which are merely put forward with a view to suggesting certain lines upon which apple growers in this country should work in order to minimise their losses through this trouble. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: National Research Council Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309164540 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 378
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This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.
Author: Joan G. Fairweather Publisher: University of Calgary Press ISBN: 1552381927 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 286
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The impact of colonial dispossession and the subsequent social and political ramifications places a unique burden on governments having to establish equitable means of addressing previous injustices. This book considers the efforts by both Canada and South Africa to reconcile the damage left by colonial expansion, in part, looking back with a critical eye, but also pointing the way towards a solution that will satisfy the common need for human dignity
Author: D. Margaret Avery Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108480888 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 325
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A comprehensive reference on the taxonomy and distribution in time and space of all currently recognized southern African fossil mammals. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Author: Yves Bousquet Publisher: ISBN: 9789546428172 Category : Beetles Languages : en Pages : 776
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"Bibliographic references to works pertaining to the taxonomy of Coleoptera published between 1758 and 1900 in the non-periodical literature are listed. Each reference includes the full name of the author, the year or range of years of the publication, the title in full, the publisher and place of publication, the pagination with the number of plates, and the size of the work. This information is followed by the date of publication found in the work itself, the dates found from external sources, and the libraries consulted for the work. Overall, more than 990 works published by 622 primary authors are listed. For each of these authors, a biographic notice (if information was available) is given along with the references consulted"--[p. 1].
Author: William Macdonald
Author: William Macdonald
Author: Illtyd Buller Pole Evans
Author: Arnold Arboretum. Library
Author: National Research Council
Author: Arnold Arboretum. Library
Author: Joan G. Fairweather
Author: D. Margaret Avery
Author: National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
Author: Yves Bousquet
Author: Leon Louw