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object of which is to afford higher theoretical 

 instruction in agriculture (not dairy subjects) to 

 young men. In addition to these high colleges 

 there are in Sweden eighteen theoretical and 

 twenty-four practical agricultural schools, to the 

 support of which the State contributes. Then 

 the list of State officials includes an instructor in 

 cattle-breeding, another in sheep-breeding, and 

 still another in dairying, together with twenty- 

 five instructors in general agricultural matters, 

 with special reference to drainage, manures, and 

 the cultivation of the land ; while the provincial 

 agricultural societies employ about twenty-four 

 travelling dairy instructors who deliver lectures 

 or give practical advice to the farmers and dairy 

 workers, together with travelling experts in 

 agricultural machinery and appliances, who are 

 equally ready to advise in case of need. There 

 are, also, a number of " dairy stations " which 

 have been set up by private persons, with the 

 help of grants from the State, where dairymaids 

 can get instruction without going to the more 

 pretentious colleges. 



With the opportunities which have thus been 

 opened out to him, the Swedish farmer of to-day 

 is found to have a much more complete grasp of 

 the science of agriculture than was formerly the 

 case : and when to this happy admixture of 



