178 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Dr. Fleischer, professor of geognosy and botany, and director 

 of the botanic garden. 



Dr. Nordlinger, principal teacher of forestry, and steward of 

 the hunting grounds at Hohenheim. 



Dr. Emil Wolff, professor of chemistry, and director of the 

 agricultural chemical laboratory. 



Dr. Rau, professor of agriculture, who lectures upon agricul- 

 ture in general, plant culture, meadow management, vine, hop 

 and tobacco culture, breeding of cattle, sheep and smaller ani- 

 mals. 



Dr. Rueff, professor of veterinary science, who lectures upon 

 zoology, horse-breeding and silk culture. 



Professor Fischbach, second teacher of forestry and steward 

 of the forests at Denkendorf. 



Besides these, there is a teacher of book-keeping, another of 

 national economy and the laws of forests, a director of the garden 

 school, who teaches fruit and root culture, and a head teacher, 

 Mr. Kik, manager of the farm school, who gives instruction in 

 bee culture. The farm inspector also conducts some agricul- 

 tural exercises on the experimental field. 



These professors are appointed by the king, upon presentation 

 to the minister of the interior, made by the general council of 

 agriculture. 



The salary of the professors, like the pay of scientific and 

 literary men generally in Germany, is very small, scarcely ade- 

 quate to their support, even on a very economical establishment. 

 This accounts for their prolific pens. They are compelled in 

 very many, no doubt in the vast majority of cases, to write 

 books, prepare articles for the scientific journals, and otherwise 

 to eke out the means of a respectable support. The cost of 

 living is, in some sections, a little less than with us, to be sure, 

 but to live equally well, the difference is but small, so far as I 

 could judge from the cost of very many articles which I could 

 compare. 



The salary of the director amounts to 2,500 florins, $1,025. 

 That of three professors, each 1,500 florins, $615. One profes- 

 sor has but $533. Three others have $492 each. Another, 

 •f 348. Two assistant teachers, each $102. As the professors 

 and tlieir families room in the buildings of the chateau, which 



