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The most northerly station is situated at Bodjzi, somewhat over 67 de- 

 grees north latitude. 



It has been decided to establish a new station in Troms County, which 

 will probably be the most northerly experimental station for plant cul- 

 ture in the world, situated between 69 and 70 degrees north latitude. 



In one of the existing stations the work is carried on with a view 

 to the conditions in the mountain districts. It is situated in a mountain 

 district about 530 metres above the sea-level. 



2. Experimental Station in dairying the object of 

 which is to improve the methods of dairying. 



3. Experimental Station in the cultivation of 

 new ground. 



This station, which is quite new, is attached to one of the plant- 

 culture stations (Forus in Jseren) and its object is to discover service- 

 able technical methods for new-cultivation. 



4. Testing and Analysing Stations. 



Of these there are 3 chemical-agricultural testing-stations, 2 seed- 

 testing stations, 3 milk-testing stations. The first-mentioned make ana- 

 lyses and chemical investigations of int .rest for agriculture and give in- 

 formation on chemical-agricultural questions. The seed-testing stations 

 examine corn and seed of all kinds and give information on questions 

 concerning seeds. 



The object of the milk-testing stations is to investigate the amount 

 of fat contained in the milk. Their principal clients are the creameries. 



The services of the above-named officials are given entirely free 

 of charge. Likewise those of the experimental stations. For the in- 

 vestigations in the other stations a moderate charge is made. 



5. S h e e p-b reeding and Goa t-b reeding Stations. 

 Of these there are 3 large and 3 smaller sheep-breeding stations, as 



well as 5 goat-breeding stations. 



Agricultural Associations. 



In addition to the above-mentioned officials and institutions main- 

 tained entirely by the State there are a number of officials and institu- 

 tions for which the expenses are met partly by the State and partly by 

 the respective districts. 



I. One of the oldest of these associations is »D e t kongelige 

 Selskap for Norges vek (The Royal Society for Norway's 

 Weal), v/hich was founded in 1809. 



Its activities in the beginning embraced a very wide sphere, but it 

 soon proceeded to become mainly an agricultural society. It has had, 



