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13,401 lbs. of roots — the Danish pound being 10 per cent, more 

 than the English. 



Ladelundgaards Landhoshole. — In addition to the three 

 weeks' course of milk control instituted by Professor Fjord, a 

 five months' course is given at this school, in order to impart 

 complete instruction in practical dairying to the pupils. Al- 

 though the cost of teaching and of apparatus is considerable, 

 the payment required from the students will be the same as at 

 the agricultural school, viz., 165 ki'oner, or about 30s. per month, 

 which includes board, lodging, teaching, and light and fire ; a 

 single month is charged 45s. The course commences on 3rd 

 November, and students are required to bring their bed-clothes. 

 (See Time Table, p. 84.) 



In the month of March, teaching will be continued in Danish, 

 arithmetic, stock-feeding, dairying, science, and physics, the 

 remainder of the time being devoted to the practical treatment 

 of milk. At the end of the course an examination will be held 

 in the presence of practical men. 



Odense. — The Theoretical Agricultural Institute of Odense 

 receives assistance from the State of £75 per annum, of which 

 £55 comes from the Home Department, and £20 from the 

 Department of Education. It also receives a grant of £55 from 

 two societies. The instruction given is purely theoretical, and 

 is intended as a preparation for actual practical work. The 

 students, who are young men only, receive dairy instruction, 

 which is preceded by a six months' course of chemistry and 

 physics of the dairy, a knowledge of the structure and treat- 

 ment of live stock, and the various agricultural subjects which 

 are connected with dairy farming. The hours devoted to study 

 are fifty per week, but one-third of the time is occupied by 

 examinations. The course lasts for six months, and during the 

 winter only. The fees payable are £4 per course. We are 

 informed that about 10 per cent, of the students who pass 

 through the Odense Institute obtain situations as dairymen. 



Lyiifjhy. — The elementary school of Lyngby, something like 

 that of Odense, is intended for the preparation of pupils, young 

 mien only, for practical work. It appears that upon entrance 

 into the school they usually have some acquaintance with the 

 practice of dairying or dairy farming, but no theoretical know- 

 ledge, and they are therefore first passed through a course of 

 agricultural chemistry. The course of instruction, which ex- 

 tends from 15th October to 30th September, includes dairying 

 and the feeding and management of dairy stock, and the pupils 

 are employed in their studies from forty to fifty hours per week 

 The cost of instruction is lis. per month, and for board, lodg- 

 ing, light, and fire, 28s. per month, but the pupils are required 

 to furnish their own bed linen. The grant from the State 

 amounts to £72. 



