Agricultural Exhibition at Aarhuus [Denmark). 541 



Swine. 



Ovev oue year old 02,181) oaaqpq 



Undcv one year old 238,747 j ^ ^ " ^ 



Annual live stock produce (1860): — 



Foals 20,005 



Calves 521,070 



Lambs 739,075 



Pigs 289,849 



This would give an average of the several descriptions of stock 

 per 1000 of the population of — 



Horses 203 or 408 per square mile. 



Cattle 099 „ 1012 



Sheep 1094 „ 2524 



Swine 188 „ 433 ,, 



The average annual butter produce is estimated at 50,000,000 

 to 51,000,000 lbs. 



After providing for the requirements of the population, there 

 remained (1865) the following surplus stock and animal produce 

 for exportation : — 



Horses 3501 



Cattle 38,934 



Calves 639 



Sheep 29,851 



Swine 39,058 



Dead meat 1,440,345 1138. 



Bacon 9,932,312 „ 



Butter 41,145 barrels. 



AVool 2,900,307 lbs. 



Skins 5,385,230 „ 



Bones 4,557,459 „ 



The climate of Denmark appears to be not very different from 

 our own. From the returns which have been furnished to me 

 by the Meteorological Committee of the High Agricultural 

 School, it appears that the mean monthly temperature recorded 

 at Copenhagen for the past 72 years has been — 



Fahr.* j Fahr. 



January 29-75° | July 61-7^ 



February 30-01° | August 02-31- 



March 33-02° 



April 42-99° 



May 51-75° 



June 59-81° 



September 56-28° 



October 46-6° 



November 39*02° 



December 33'05° 



The mean Winter (December, January, and February) temp, was 31-46° 

 „ Spring (March, April, and May) „ 42-46° 



,. Summer (June, July, August) „ 62-00° 



„ Autumn (September, October, November) „ 46-64° 



* In Denmark Iieaumur"s thermometer is used. The degree of Re'aumur is 

 equal to 2-25° of Fahrenheit, or as 4 is to 9. 



