388 Agricultural Schools in Wurtemberg. 



and second terms, and £y 10s. per term to the end of the 

 course, for natives of Wurtemberg. Subjects of other 

 German States and foreigners pay ,£14 per term for the first 

 and second terms, and £12 10s. per term afterwards. The 

 majority of the students live in the academy, and the average 

 price for meals is about two shillings a day. The number of 

 students in 1899 was 109, of whom 21, or about 20 per cent., 

 were foreigners. 



There is also a Veterinary High School at Stuttgart, 

 where about 100 students are in residence. The instruction 

 given is of a high order and the examination for the diploma 

 is severe. 



The three Farm Schools which exist in Wurtemberg are 

 intended for the instruction of small peasants, farmers, and 

 tenants in practical agricultural work. Their organisation 

 is quite different from that of other agricultural training 

 institutes. Each school is managed by a director, who must 

 be a farmer. He rents the estate attached to the school and 

 cultivates it at his own risk. He gives instruction in agri- 

 culture and subsidiary subjects, and is assisted by an 

 instructor, a farming inspector, and a veterinary surgeon. 



The course of instruction lasts three years, and the number 

 of pupil-labourers is generally limited to twelve. The 

 director is not entitled to any compensation from the State 

 if there are less than twelve, nor is he allowed to exceed this 

 number without special permission. Particular attention is 

 paid to practical instruction, which includes almost every 

 branch of farm- work. The pupil-labourers do not pay any 

 fees, and receive board and lodging free of cost. The work- 

 ing hours are fixed at ten in summer and eight in winter ; 

 theoretical instruction is suspended during harvest, when 

 two hours more per day are required. The areas of the three 

 schools are respectively 292, 310, and 480 acres. 



The Wurtemberg agricultural winter schools are open from 

 November to March. They are intended for peasants 5 sons 

 who have left school and wish to become farm labourers or 

 small farmers. The various courses are carefully framed 

 with a view to consolidate and extend the education acquired 

 at school, and to give instruction in agricultural work so as 



