266 REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



Germnny, followintr the lead of Italy, began giving instruction 

 in agriculture to subalterns and privates in the (lernian army at 

 Augsburg in 1I>07, and by lS)Oi) was giving such instruction in 14 other 

 places. The courses extend over twenty days and include instruction 

 on the origin, formation, and management of soils, the composition 

 and use of manures and fertilizers, plant life, farm crops, diseases 

 and insect pests of plants, grasses and forage crops, care of the 

 orchard, animal husbandry and nutrition, n)ilk and its utilization, 

 farm numagement, and farm accounts. There are now upward of 

 3,000 students taking these courses. 



OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. 



Austria is well provided with agricultural and forestry schools. 

 In 1906-7 there were 10;") such schools, including 3 high-school insti- 

 tutes, 3 agricultural academies, 9 agricultural high schools, 5 forestry 

 high schools, 2 high schools for viticulture, fruit culture, and horti- 

 culture, 1 high school for the brewing industry, 43 farm schools or 

 elementary agricultural schools with one-year courses, 75 agricul- 

 tural winter schools, 10 elementary forestry schools, 17 dairy and 

 housekeeping schools, 23 elementary special schools for horticulture, 

 fruit culture, viticulture, hop culture, alpine farming, and apicul- 

 ture, 2 brewing and 2 distillery schools. In 1907-8, according to the 

 financial reports, there was a net gain of 5 schools as compared with 

 the previous year. There were 2 less farm schools, but an increase 

 of 5 agricultural w^inter schools, 1 elementary forestry school, and 1 

 elementary special school for horticulture, fruit culture, viticulture, 

 hop culture, alpine farming, and apiculture. 



The First International Domestic Science Congress was held at 

 Freiburg, Switzerland, September 29 to October 1, 1908. The at- 

 tendance reached nearly 700, and while the majority of those present 

 were interested in the organization and development of domestic 

 science instruction in city schools, agricultural instruction in the 

 rural domestic science schools was not overlooked, and at the second 

 session it was resolved that domestic science instruction in rural 

 schools should be given an agricultural trend. 



In Hungary the state facilities for viticultural instruction included 

 8 secondary and elementarj^ viticultural schools, 4 communal viti- 

 cultural schools, the Royal School for Cellar Masters at Budafok, 

 near Budapest, and the Eoyal Central Viticultural Institute at 

 Budapest, and a staff of 27 viticultural inspectors. 



In France, through the efforts of a number of merchants and 

 members of the cotton association of Havre, a practical colonial 

 school has been established which is designed as a training school for 

 artisans and others in the agricultural, industrial, and commercial 

 exploitation of the French colonies. 



