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throughout the year. In the provinces, especially in the Kabul Province, the trainees are continually helping farmers in their campaigns. Stations for the same purpose have been set up in many places where films from various countries showing their methods of combatting plant diseases, are shown. At Kohdaman some 133,600 vines were treated by graduates of the course. Around 5,251 seres of powdered sulphur were sold to owners of vineyards at a nominal price. At Dehsaleh, east of the capital, 236,745 vines and 2,590 trees were sprayed. Last year's activities also included the sowing of lucerne, some other foreign plants and the Shapisandi wheat for demonstration purposes, and the showing to farmers of the uses of artificial ferti- lisers such as ammonium nitrate and super phosphates. Reports too were presented to the Ministry on the various diseases encountered by agricultural teams at all stations. Three demonstration centres were opened at Sarai Khwaja, Paghman and Jalrez and their purpose, in showing the most modern and scientific methods in bee-keeping, was to encourage bee-owners to produce more honey. Tree-spraying against insects is an important facet of agricultural activity. The photo here shows part of an orchard at Char Asiab, near Shewaki, being sprayed 50