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regular and pretty appearance, and sufficient space is left for after- 

 ward earthing them up all round with either the plough or hoe. 

 One of the professors of the College kindly took me over some of 

 the principal parts of it and the suiTounding grounds, and gave 

 me much information as to the practical working of the institution. 



From Stuttgart, I proceeded direct to Munich, the capital of 

 Bavaria, which is situated about 150 miles by rail eastward of that 

 city. 



The part of this route lying between Stuttgart and Ulm passes 

 through a picturesque and fertile district belonging to the kingdom 

 of Wlirtemberg, and affords many beautiful views of the rich valleys 

 of the Fils and Neckar. At Ulm, which is situated on the left bank 

 of the Danube, in a beautiful and fertile country, at the southeas- 

 tern foot of the Swabian Alps, the railway crosses that river, and 

 passes into Bavaria, as it here forms the boundary between the 

 kingdoms of Wiirteraberg and Bavaria. I understand that Ulm is 

 being strongly fortified by the German Confederation, for the pur- 

 pose of defending the rich valley of the Danube from the French, 



Wlirtemberg, with the exception of a few small tracts, is con- 

 sidered one of the most fertile and best watered countries in Ger- 

 many. It is rather hilly, if not mountainous in its character, and 

 though it has no extensive plains, possesses many beautiful valleys 

 and sloping hills which are highly fertile. 



Great attention is paid in this kingdom to agriculture, and the 

 system which is pursued for the most part appeq,rs to be good. 

 Corn crops are very extensively grown, so much so that there is 

 generally more raised than is sufficient for internal consumption, 

 and much therefore is exported into other countries. The grain 

 crop which is grown in greatest quantities is spelt. Green crops 

 are in very general cultivation, — turnips, and especially mangold 

 wurzel, being grown to clear the ground of weeds ; and the growth 

 of those plants has, in a great measure, superseded the old system 

 of fallowing. Potatoes are also grown in large quantity, not only 

 for the food of man and cattle, but likewise for the making of a 

 kind of spirit. Vines are cultivated to some extent along the sides 

 of its hills and valleys, especially in that of the Neckar ; and I un- 

 derstand, in the higher regions of its mountains and hills, where 

 the climate is too cold for the cultivation of grain crops, that these 

 localities are covered with forests and pastures. 



Leaving Ulm, the remainder of the route lies in Bavaria, and the 



