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from Skipygaard the train was taken for Horsens, and in the afternoon a 

 visit was paid to the slaughter-house and bacon-curing establishment there. 

 This was the tirst co-operative slaughtery erected in the country. 



Friday, June 24th. Visited the Agricultural Show at Skanderborg, where 

 Mr Apel, a gentleman well-known in dairy circles, undertook the duties of 

 guide. In the afternoon an excursion was made to Borupgaard, a farm 

 belonging to Mr Petersen. The special object of the visit to this farm was to 

 see a herd of black and white Jutland cattle from which Professor Bang had 

 stamped out tuberculosis. On the way back to Horsens a surprise visit was 

 made to a peasant farm which was found to be in a very high state of 

 cultivation. The farmer, it turned out, was the owner of what was considered 

 the best mare in Denmark. 



Saturday, June 25th. Mr Hansen, the manager of the bacon-curing estab- 

 lishment at Horsens, who had been of great service, took charge of Saturday's 

 excursions. He secured the services of Captain Eyde, Consul for Norway and 

 Sweden, a gentleman who could speak good English, and drove the party to 

 Stenballegaard. This farm, extending to 500 acres, was of a different class 

 from any yet visited. Mr Soltof t, the farmer, was not owner, but tenant, and un- 

 connected with the co-operative system. In the afternoon, after Mr Hansen had 

 provided a sumptuous lunch, the party broke up into three sections, one section 

 proceeding to a farm where poultry was a specialty, and the other two sections 

 going in different directions to make surprise visits to peasant farms and small 

 holdings of varying sizes. Horsens was reached in time for dinner, and at 

 8.13 P.M. a start was made for Vejle, where the Sunday was spent. 



Monday, June 27th. Train was taken for Vejen, where carriages were in 

 waiting to drive the Commission to the Experiment Station and the People's 

 High School at Askov. After an interesting inspection of the buildings and 

 an exhibition of gymnastic training by the girls, lunch was provided by the 

 teachers. Before leaving Askov the party visited Prof. La Cour's experimental 

 windmill for generating electricity. Once more the party split, one section 

 going to visit the Agricultural School at Ladelund, which makes a specialty of 

 dairying, and where th^ Hagelund system of milking was first introduced. 

 The other section visited a number of small holdings in the district. 

 Fredericia, where the party were to stay during the night, was reached 

 about twelve o'clock. 



Tuesday, June 28th. Jutland was left, and the island of Fyen, the Garden 

 of Denmark, entered. A stop was made at Ejby, and one section of the party 

 visited the large estate of Wedellsborg, where they were taken round the farm 

 buildings by Count Weddel himself, who also accompanied them to a model 

 dairy on his estate and to a peasant farm. The other members of the party, 

 with a local guide who had been requisitioned, drove out into the country 

 and visited whatever holdings they thought likely to be of interest. In the 

 afternoon a few of the members, who had to make special investigations in 

 connexion with the work of the Commission, proceeded at once to Copen- 

 hagen for this purpose ; the others stayed at Odense. 



Wednesday, June 29th. The Commission was split up into three divisions. 

 One set out for Dalum Agricultural School, where they had a most hearty 

 reception ; a speech was prepared in English and delivered to the company, 

 each member being afterwards presented with a copy. Another division went 

 to the milk-freezing depot at Marslev, some miles from Odense, where the milk 

 is frozen and sent in blocks to the Danish Milk Supply Company's works at 

 Copenhagen. These two sections also took opportunities afforded them of 

 visiting small holdings on the way. A third section of the party devoted 

 themselves entirely to making surprise visits to peasant farms and small 

 holdings. The party left Odense in the afternoon, and reached Copenhagen 

 in the evening. 



Thursday, June 30th. The Danish Farmers' Co-operative Egg Export 

 Association was the centre of attraction for the poultry section. Later in 

 the day the cattle market was visited. Some of the party spent the afternoon 

 and evening at Scodsborg, a beautiful seaside resort some miles from Copen- 

 hagen ; the remainder dined with the British Minister at the Legation. This 

 ended the work of the Commission. The steamer sailed for Leith at 10 p.m. 

 that night. 



