FARMING IN DENMARK 



I will pass on from this question of the general 

 prosperity of Danish agriculture to that of the quality 

 of its farming. The charge brought against most 

 visitors to Denmark who venture to extol its agri- 

 cultural methods, is that they have only inspected the 

 ''model farms." I do not quite know what is meant 

 by this description " model farms," as I did not chance 

 to see any in the course of my researches. 



England is the country of model farms, by which 

 I understand home-farms run at great expense and as 

 a hobby by very rich men regardless of the losses 

 incurred upon them. Generally these include a dairy 

 with fancy tiles. 



Such places, so far as my experience goes, are not 

 to be found in Denmark. There are wonderful farms 

 such as that of Kammerherre Tesdorpf, and remark- 

 able farms such as that of Mr. Grut Hansen. But 

 all of these are managed as business propositions. 

 However this may be, I tried to study Danish farms 

 of all descriptions, and in driving about the country 

 took very careful note, as any one with experience 

 can do, of the state of many that I did not actually 

 visit. 



My observations led me to the conclusion that 

 there are very few farms in Denmark which can equal 

 the best we have in Great Britain. Indeed, that of 

 Mr. Tesdorpf at Ourupgaard was the only one I saw 



which could be placed in the same rank. Moreover, the 



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