610 



EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



At the completion of the full course, the students are subjected to 

 written and verbal examinations — the former in agriculture, animal 

 husbandry, and practical arithmetic; the latter in agriculture and 

 botany, animal husbandry, forestry and horticulture, chemistry and 

 physics, practical arithmetic and geometry. The pupil is marked in 

 each study, and on passing the examination and properly completing 

 the course receives a diploma from the school, giving in detail his 

 standing in each study and his average standing, together with remarks 

 on his industry and behavior during his school life. The diploma is 

 signed by all the teachers and the "censors" (special examiners 

 appointed by the board of regents of the school to conduct the exam- 

 inations in conjunction with the teacbers). 



The following list of elementary agricultural schools in Norway is 

 complete up to date (January, 1897). As previously stated, the schools 

 are supported partly by the State and partly by the local district. (ayit). 

 The school at Bodo in the northern part of Norway forms an exception 

 to this rule, being supported by the State alone, the salary of the teach- 

 ers and all expenses of 20 pupils, 10 from Nordland and 5 each from 

 Finmarken and Tromso amt, being provided for by State appropria- 

 tion. Other pupils of this school have free tuition and rooms, lighted 

 and heated, but pay 26 crowns ($7.03) per month for board. 



Elementary agricultural schools of Norway. 



Location. 



District. 



Tear 

 estab- 

 lished. 



Xumber 



of stu- 

 dents, 

 1895-'96. 



Govern- 

 ment appro- 

 priation, 

 1895-'96. 



Sem Akershus 



Aas do 1871 



Kalnes I Smaalenene 1870 



Jdnsberg Hedemarken 1847 



Storhaave Kristians 1857 



Fosniis Jarlsherg and Laurvik 1895 



Stive Brateberg 1893 



Sogne.. Lister and Mandal 1895 



Langtveil I Kedenas 1896 



Biornetro do 1896 



do 1896 



T vet Stavanger 1877 



Stend S. Bergenslras 1866 



Mo I N. Bergensbus 1858 



Vestnas Komsdal 1887 



Trondh jem S. Trondh.jem 1895 



Mare ..' N. Trondh jem 1895 



Bodo Tromso 1892 



Ckristianiaa Christiania 1886 



$1,206 



2,884 

 2,738 

 2,144 

 2,412 

 3,282 

 2,090 



1,769 

 2, 556 

 1,099 

 1, 983 



1.4U7 



375 



3,897 



1,340 



<i Private theoretical school. 



Elementary agricultural schools in Sweden. — The lower agricultural 

 schools of Sweden are of two kinds, so-called landtbruksskolor (agri- 

 cultural schools) and landtmannasJcolor (farmer schools). The former 

 resemble the elementary agricultural schools of Norway in giving both 

 practical and theoretical instruction, while the latter are purely theo- 

 retical and correspond in some measure to our American short courses 

 in agriculture. 



