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number, I was tolcl, of 200, for the purpose of improving the 

 Danish race of horses. In consequence of this encouragement, 

 the export of horses had become considerable ; the number taken 

 out of the country in 1828, according to the official returns, being 

 14,000. Mr. Bang informs me that this crossing of the Danish 

 breed with the English race has not improved the former for agri- 

 cultural purposes. 



The royal farm at Fredericksborg consists of about 4000 

 English acres ; and I found upon it both Merino sheep and im- 

 proved breeds of cattle ; but I am not aware how far the cattle- 

 breeding provinces have availed themselves during the last ten 

 years of the means of improvement thus placed in some measure 

 within their reach. 



Agriculture in Jidland. — Jutland supplies the greater number 

 of the cattle which are fattened in the marsh-lands of Holstein. 

 I may be excused for inserting a few agricultural notes respecting 

 this province, taken during an excursion I made in this part of 

 Denmark in 1829. The progress of improvement may have 

 effected some changes since that period, but upon the whole I 

 believe the following remarks represent very correctly the several 

 points to which they refer. 



Sailing from Elsinore I landed at Grenae, on the east coast of 

 South Jutland ; thence went by the town of Randers to Randrup, 

 an estate about 30 miles north-east from that town. The soil was 

 generally light and undulating — much of it in pasture, and much 

 in the hollov/s, where the drain would effect great improvements. 

 The estate of Randrup, the property of Mr. Thygesen^ consisted 

 of SCO tonnen of land (14,000 square ells being 1 ton of land), 

 and was chiefly in pasture. Like nearly all the land in this dis- 

 trict, it was light and sandy, and reposed, at the depth of 2 or 3 

 feet, more or less, on a gravelly sand, with many flints and 

 rounded granite pebbles. The surface therefore rested on the 

 same boulder formation of which 1 have already spoken, probably 

 on its lower and less fertile part. Much manure was not made 

 except in winter, when the cattle were housed, and this was chiefly 

 applied to the arable land. It was not usual in this neighbour- 

 hood to take any measures for the physical improvement of the 

 soil. Mr. Thygesen had lately removed almost an entire hill of 

 a yellow calcareous marl, for the purpose of spreading over his 

 fields and making the soil more tenacious — but he had not then 

 been imitated by more than one of the neighbouring proprietors. 

 The practice, however, in a country where marl may be expected 

 to abound, will necessarily make its way. Quicklime was never 

 laid upon the land. The rotation upon this improving estate 

 was: — 1st, rye, with marl and manure— 2nd, barley-^ — 3rd, rye — 



