THE LADELUND AGRICULTURAL 

 SCHOOL 



On our way to the Ladelund Agricultural and Dairy 

 School we drove through a really fine property 

 named Estrupgaard. This, I was informed, consists 

 of 500 acres of agricultural land and 400 acres of 

 forest, as things go in Denmark a large estate, all of 

 which is farmed by the owner. The house is very 

 picturesque, being in the Dutch style with a tiled roof, 

 and the farm buildings, that owing to a recent fire had 

 been newly rebuilt, are beautiful. These are of brick 

 with stone pinnings and covered with ornamental 

 thatch, which is held down at the ridge by means of 

 logs of wood slung in a quaint fashion. The land, 

 which is light, seemed to be highly farmed, and on it 

 I saw good crops of mangolds, swedes, and potatoes. 

 On one field a man, standing in a cart drawn by 

 two horses, was scattering artificial manure very 

 skilfully as the vehicle progressed, and in another 

 Polish girls were engaged in digging up potatoes. 



Ladelund School, where I was received by the 

 Director, Mr. Overgaard, comprises a square of 

 handsome and serviceable buildings, to which is at- 

 tached a farm of about fifty-two acres. Mr. Overgaard 

 informed me that this great educational establishment 

 is financed by a limited company, which looks to the 

 pupils for its profit. As a matter of fact it just pays 

 its way with the help of a small State subsidy of 



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