PROFESSOR MAAR'S FARM AT NORDSKOV 109 



English miles from Copenhagen. Here Professor 

 Maar farms a small estate of about 80 acres, as I 

 understood to ascertain with what success it is pos- 

 sible to work a holding of this size, which is called a 

 bondegaard, managing it as a small Danish farmer 

 would do. 



The farm, when bought about fifteen years before 

 the date of my visit, cost him 80,000 kroner (say 

 ^4433), of which sum about ^650 went to pay for 

 the stock, the actual price of the land and buildings 

 being, as I gathered, 1140 kroner per tondeland, or 

 about ^47, 7s. 6d. the acre. Professor Maar esti- 

 mated the average value of land in the neighbourhood 

 at from 700 to 800 kroner per tondeland, or roughly 

 from ^29 to ^35 per acre. Doubtless his property 

 cost him more on account of its special residential and 

 other advantages. 



He was unable to tell me to what exact extent it 

 was profitable as a farming investment, for the reason 

 that he had sold some plots on the cliff as building 

 sites for villas, which complicated the accounts. Also 

 he pointed out that as he lived in Copenhagen except 

 during the summer months, and therefore could not 

 personally superintend the agricultural operations, his 

 labour bill was somewhat higher than it should be. 



His staff consisted of a working bailiff, one regular 

 man, an extra man in summer, with additional labour 

 in harvest and for root cleaning, and a cowman. The 

 bailiff was paid 2 \ kroner a day (2s. 9d.) in summer 

 and 2 kroner (2s. 3d.) in winter, being allowed in addi- 

 tion a free house and garden, milk, and 4 cwt. of 

 barley. The ordinary hand received the same money 

 but no extras, as did any casual men who might be 

 employed, with the addition of half a kroner (say 



