538 Agricultural Exhibition at Aarhuus (Denmark). 



following statistical statement of the quality or character of the 

 land readily intelligible, although expressed in a form so entirely 

 different from what we are accustomed to at home. 



The meadows, woods, and arable lands are valued at 375,069 

 Tonder of Hart-korn, of which 203,809 are on the islands, and 

 171,206 are in Jutland. These are divided amongst 1754 large 

 proprietors, who possess altogether 50,118 Tonder of Hart-korn, 

 giving an average amount to each of 28*6 Tonder Hart-korn, and 

 69,094 small proprietors, who possess 278,528 Tonder Hart- 

 korn; thus averaging an area equal to 4 Tonder Hart-korn each. 

 There are besides 136,925 small occupiers of houses with less 

 than 1 Tonde Hart-korn attached, who possess together 34,531 

 Tonder Hart-korn, or an average of about "25 Tonder each ; 

 and in other small occupations of various descriptions an area 

 exists equal to 5122 Tonder Hart-korn. Thus the entire surface 

 is occupied in the following proportions : — 



Per Cent. 



By large properties 13 "6 



By small properties 75*6 



By occupatious under 1 Tciade Hart-korn .. 9 '4 

 By small occupations 1'4 



100-0 



These two classes of landed proprietors vary somewhat in their 

 relative proportions on the islands and on the mainland (Jut- 

 land), the large estates increasing on the islands, while the pro- 

 portion of small estates is greatest on the mainland. 



On the Islands. 



Large proprietors 



Small ,, 



Small occupations with houses . . 

 , , , , without buildings 



Jutland, 



Large proprietors 



Small ,, 



Small occupations with houses . . 

 , , , , without buildings 



Number. 



1,024 

 30,. 39 1 

 67,545 



7.30 

 38,703 

 69,380 



Possessing 

 Tiinder-land. 



32,724 



147,347 



16,705 



3,205 



17,394 

 131,171 



16,705 

 1,917 



Percentage. 

 Proportion. 



16-3 



73-7 



8-4 



1-6 



100 •() 



The surface area was, according to the last returns (1861) 

 occupied in the following manner : — 



