The School of Forestry in the Royal Wurtem- 

 burg Academy of Land and Forest 

 Economy. 



By the rev. J. CROUMBIE BROWN, LL.D. 



The Eoyal Wiirtemburg Academy of Land and Forest Economy at 

 Holienheim is a palatial edifice supplied with all requisites for the 

 study of rural economy, agriculture, and forestry. It is surrounded 

 with grounds of considerable extent, including experimental and 

 botanic gardens ; and is supplied with other facilities for the study 

 of practical operations. Instruction is communicated by lectures, 

 exercises, excursions, and experimental work. 



The curriculum extends over two years, divided into four sessions, 

 one commencing on October 15th and closing on 9th March, the 

 other commencing on 1st of April and closing on 15th of August, and 

 this is followed by a vacation of two months. 



There are three distinct departments of study — Land — wirthsclmft- 

 liche Disciplinen, embracing what relates to agriculture and rural 

 economy ; Forst — wirthschaftliclie Disciplincn, embracing what relates 

 to the treatment of forests ; and Grund und Hilfs—wissenschajten, or 

 fundamental and accessory sciences ; and the arrangements are such 

 that students can avail themselves of the provision for instruction in 

 either the one or the other of the two first-mentioned branches of 

 study, or to the full extent of the provision for instruction in one 

 and to some extent partially of the provision for instruction in the 

 other, — and in any of these cases with or without availing themselves 

 of the provision made for instruction in the fundamental and 

 accessory sciences. 



The subjects of study are the following, but the order in which they 

 are studied is not that now given, that being definitely determined by 

 provision for the convenience of the professors and students. 



I. Eural Economy. 



A. History and literature of rural economy 



B. Agriculture and rural productions. General doctrine in regard 

 to agricultural productions, and to the reclaiming and drainage of 

 land. 



