GERMANY. 



455 



In regard to agricultare the climate ranges from "summer-corn" to 

 -" middling wine " climate, the " winter- corn " climate predominating. 



Spring begins in the latter part of March and lasts, till the end of May, 

 followed by three warm summer months. September and October are 

 usually very sunny autumn months, while November forms the transi- 

 tion to winter, which in general is not severe or very snowy, on the con- 

 trary, often too mild and rainy. On the whole Wurtemberg, like all 

 Western Europe, has milder winters and warmer summers than are to 

 be expected according to its mean geographical latitude. 



SOIL OF "WTJRTEMBBEG. 



According to its geology and the character of its soil, which is inti- 

 mately connected therewith, the country may be divided into the six 

 following groups : 



' Hectares. 



■Group 1. Colored sandstone 142,370 



Group 2. Shell lime 561,514 



■Group 3. Red marls 261,614 



■Group 4. Black and brown jura 296,214 



Oroup 5. White jura 327,284 



■Group 6. Tertiary sandstone 404,383 



Area of the whole country 1,950,379 



DISTRIBUTION OF ABBA. 



The entire area of the Kingdom is subdivided as fallows: 



Description. 



Hectares. 



Per cent. 



BnildiDgs, coarts, streets, and roads 



■'Cnltivated lajida - 



Meadows 



■Oardens aad fields 



Vineyards 



Pasture land--- .... 



Woodland 



rStreams, lakes, &o 



Sairens, qnarries, marl pits, and sand pits 



Total 



50,632 



8'28, 385 



277, 860 



38, 295 



26, 135 



84,130 



604, 918 



12,681 



27, 293 



1, 950) 379 



2.6 

 42.5 

 14.2 

 2.0 

 1.3 

 4.3 

 31.0 

 0.7 

 1.4 



100.0 



MEAT SUPPLY OF WUETEMBERG. 



The veterinary surgeon of Stuttgart reports that during the year 

 1882} there were slaughtered in the city limits the following number of 

 -animals, viz : 



