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the school at 84s. per acre. An instructor in horticulture, a 

 part-time member of the staff, has purchased a holding of 

 27 acres from the school for close upon £100 an acre and is 

 running it for nursery purposes, fruit and milk production. 

 The Principal intends to cut off one more small holding, to be 

 let to another teacher on what are conceived to be improved 

 lines. 



The school farm is relatively understocked, carrying only 

 II cows, a few calves and about a score of pigs. 



Fruit-growing in Denmark is still in its infancy, and, in 

 general, receives little attention. The school orchards have 

 been carefully planned and are full of lessons for future growers. 

 Most of the better known varieties of apples, pears and plums 

 grown in England are represented, but only in respect of pears 

 have the imported kinds attained any appreciable success. 

 Even in pears the Danish " Greve A. V. Moltke " is much the 

 most reHable and the most prolific cropper. This pear should 

 be worth a trial in England if not already grown here ; it is 

 sold to the French as King Christian of Denmark. 



Apple culture, so far, is not a success : most of the varieties 

 are badly cankered. 



Of the bush fruits, red currants are the best ; gooseberries 

 are badly affected with the American mildew. 



The woods, which are the special care of the Principal, have 

 been laid out with much taste and originality. The scheme 

 includes shady walks, secluded open-air theatres and sports 

 grounds. Here visitors congregate on high days and holidays 

 to hear the leaders of Danish thought discourse on history, 

 hterature, art and sociology. 



The Odense School Farm is 85 acres in area, and cost £4,500 

 six years ago (about £53 per acre, including buildings). The 

 farm is let to the lecturer on agriculture at a rental of 84s. 4d. 

 per acre, and consists, for the most part, of poor, light, black 

 sand overlying an equally light subsoil. The cropping is as 

 follows : one-third roots and potatoes, one-third lucerne and 

 grass (two years), one- third corn and peas. The cows 

 number 12, about half the normal head, and there are 14 

 head of other stock. 



The courses of instruction at both places are similar in 

 character. They comprise, winter and summer, five- or six- 

 month courses in agriculture and horticulture for men, and 

 corresponding courses in household economics for women. In 

 addition, several short courses of eleven days each are held 

 throughout the year for older men and women. 



