372 On Public InstUutlons foi- the 



hcim, in the kingdom of Wirtemberg, two leagues from Stutt- 

 gnvd, where an old palace has been converted into a sort of 

 college for the reception of youth designed for husbandry. The 

 palace stands upon an eminence, and has surrounding it, as it 

 were, within a ring-fence, a considerable extent of ground, one of 

 not less than 1000 acres, llie soil is argillaceous, consisting of 

 the upper beds of the kenj^er, which are marly, and of a bright red 

 colour. There are here two classes of students, an upper and 

 a lower division. The superior class pay, for their board 

 150 florins, and for their instruction 300 florins annually, to- 

 gether equal to 37/. sterling ; and the extra expenses incurred 

 are calculated as sufficient to increase the annual outlay to as 

 much as 50 Z. Natives of Wirtemberg are, however, admitted at 

 a still lower rate. The object of the higher school is to supply 

 the great proprietors, or the managers of large estates, with the 

 information necessary for enabling them to make the most of their 

 land ; and the plan of instruction therefore aims at combining 

 theoretical with practical knowledge. 



With the former intent the students are encouraged to inspect 

 and superintend the several operations of husbandry carried on in 

 the farm, though they do not, as at Grignon, take an actual part 

 in them ; and with the latter view twelve professors are provided, 

 by whom lectures are delivered, on mathematics and physics, 

 chemistry and botany, technology, tillage and other departments 

 of rural economy, forestry, and the veterinary art. 



The lectures are so arranged, that they can either be all attended 

 in the course of two half-years, or may be made to occupy three 

 or four ', but to accomplish the whole within the former period, 

 it is needful that a young man should bring with him much pre- 

 liminary information, so that in general two years are spent at 

 the academy. 



Here, as at Mogelin, there is attached to the institution a 

 small botanical garden; a museum of objects of natural history, 

 in the three departments of zoology, botany, and mineralogy ; a 

 few skeletons to illustrate the anatomy of the horse, and of other 

 domestic animals; a collection of seeds and of woods; and a 

 library of works connected with agriculture. A manufactory of 

 beet-root sugar, a brewery, a distillery of potato-spirit, and a 

 small apartment devoted to the rearing of sillvAVorms, are also 

 comprised within this very complete establishment. 



The inferior class of students are, in fact, field-labourers ; but 

 they have the advantage of hearing lectures on the several subjects 

 taught at the college during those periods of the year when they 

 can be spared from the duties of the farm. They pay little or 

 nothing, but are maintained at the expense of the institution. 



I3e,sides the fields set apart for the ordinary methods of culture. 



