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representing the different seasons, and the 

 samples are analyzed with a view to keeping up 

 the quality, awards being made to the dairies 

 showing the best results. It is a significant fact 

 that whereas at one time the private or " estate " 

 dairies had the reputation of supplying the finest 

 quality of butter, it is the co-operative dairies 

 which now secure most of the prizes at the 

 periodical exhibitions. The agricultural societies 

 also import stock for breeding purposes, either 

 selling the animals by auction to the farmers, or 

 setting up breeding stations in various districts ; 

 and they will, likewise, advance loans for the 

 starting of co-operative societies or to otherwise 

 assist agricultural enterprises. 



Of the thoroughness of the system of agricul- 

 tural education in Sweden there is no possible 

 room for doubt. To begin with, there is a State 

 Agricultural and Dairy College at Alnarp, near 

 Lund, which includes the following divisions or 

 colleges: — (1) A higher agricultural college; 

 (2) A lower agricultural school ; (3) A higher 

 dairy college ; (4) A lower dairy school for men ; 

 (5) A lower school for dairymaids ; (6) A gar- 

 dening college ; and (7) A farriery school ; the 

 course of instruction in each instance being both 

 theoretical and practical. Then there is a Royal 

 Agricultural College at Ultuna, near Upsala, the 



