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in charge of one man, and marshalled up in the court yard four 

 deep like a company of soldiers, and despatched in fours for water 

 prior to being tied in the byre. The apparent docility of the cows 

 in Denmark is a striking testimony to the gentle and kindly treat- 

 ment bestowed on them from calf-hood. 



Borupgaard 



This splendid holding, probably one of the best in Denmark, 

 owned by MifPetersen, extends to about 700 acres. The live stock 



FARMHOUSE : BORUPGAARD 



on the farm consists of 150 cows in milk, all tethered in one field 

 of 180 acres at the time of our visit, 150 head of young cattle, 

 200 pigs, 12 horses, and 23 brood mares and young horses. We 

 found the cows grazing on the best pasture we had yet seen in the 

 country, and Mr Petersen assured us that he computed that by 

 the tethering system he could keep 25 cows for every 20 he 

 could keep on the same area going at liberty, but it is somewhat 

 doubtful if he succeeded in convincing his audience as to the 

 soundness of his views on this point. This farm lies fully 500 

 feet above the sea level, which is nearly the highest point in the 

 country, and it may be noted in passing as a peculiar trait of the 

 country, that the finest and most productive land is invariably 

 found at the higher elevation, and the least valuable at the lower 

 elevation. Borupgaard is the farm referred to in another part of 

 this Report where Professor Bang resolutely set himself the task 

 of eliminating tuberculosis from the herd, and so successful have 

 his efforts been that it is now declared to be absolutely immune, 



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