612 



EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



595 to 1,001 at the different schools, or an average of 4 to 7 hours a 

 day. The average total number of hours of instruction was 825, 

 equivalent to hours daily instruction. 



The landtmanna schools were established in 1887. They receive 

 3,000 crowns ($804) annually from the Government on condition that a 

 similar amount be granted by the county in which the school is located, 

 that the plan of instruction be approved by the Government, and that 

 one pupil for each thousand crowns granted by the Government be given 

 a full scholarship, including tuition, board, and room rent. There are 

 at present 14 of these agricultural schools in operation in Sweden. 



The following statement shows the location of the Swedish elemen- 

 tary agricultural schools in operation during 1891— '95, with the num- 

 ber of students attending each school. The total enrollment of 

 students was 527, and the average attendance was 14.4 for the landtbruks 

 schools and 13 for the landtmanna schools. 



Elementary agricultural schools of Sweden, 1895. 



Elementary agricultural schools in Denmark. — The number of elemen- 

 tary agricultural schools in Denmark at the present time is 17. They 

 are supported in part by small grants from the State and by the various 

 agricultural societies, and are all private schools deriving their main 

 income from tuition fees. At the larger and older of these institutions 

 scholarships are provided, as a rule through private munificence, ena- 

 bling poor and worthy pupils to frequent the schools as well as those 

 in better circumstances. 



The history of the oldest elementary agricultural school in Denmark, 

 the Classen Agricultural School at Xiisgaard, Falster, is remarkable 



