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ing the breeds of cattle, through the introduction of foreign 

 males, and through in and in breeding, etc. 



1. Explanation of characteristics according to the kind of use 

 required, feeding for beef, milk and draught. 



2. Choice of animals for breeding, according to age, use, 

 special points. 



3. Treatment of the breeding animal, — feeding and care. 



4. Parturition. Treatment immediately after. 



5. Management of the calf. Methods of raising. Quantity 

 and quality of milk for its nourishment. 



6. Feeding, management and care of the young animal up 

 to the period of use. 



7. The same of the full-grown animal. Quantity and quality 

 of food for milking, fattening, and working animals. Housing 

 of sheep, product of wool, and the cleansing of it. 



8. Adaptation to work. 



9. Purchase and sale of animals, especially the horse. 



The students are instructed in veterinary manipulations, and 

 so far as possible applied in practice. Bleeding at several points 

 in different animals. Treatment of wounds, (fee. Shoeing of 

 horses and oxen. 



The proper management of forests, in all its branches, also 

 forms a part of the instruction, as well as that of fruit trees. 



Excursions are also made to neighboring estates for the pur- 

 poses of observation, the results of which are written out by the 

 pupils. Money is sometimes appropriated by the government 

 to defray the expenses of long excursions. 



Experiments are conducted in the making of implements, and 

 the application of manures, and the cultivation of plants. 



There is a collection of models, a herbarium, a library, and 

 tools, and workshops for repairing the smaller agricultural imple- 

 ments, and the preparation of models. The students are held 

 to a pretty strict line of conduct ; neatness, order, and industry 

 are inculcated and required. An examination takes place at 

 the close of the course, and prizes awarded according to merit. 



The number of cows kept is ninety ; the number of yokes of 

 oxen thirty-six. They make cheese and butter. The age of 

 the students varies from sixteen to twenty. The tuition, board, 

 &G., amounts to about 80 florins, or about 33 dollars. Each 



