the Farming of the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. 327 
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IvanmiGrhGiTS Borncr-SchildGii, 
Graa ^lolle, near Aarhuus, 
Clansholm, near Randers, 
So, near Nykjobing, 
Jutland. 
Jutland. 
North Jutland. 
1. J Uare tallow, i roots. 
1. iiare lallow. 
1. Bare fallow. 
2, Wheat. 
vv Heat. 
L. xvye. 
a. Jtsariey. 
o. ±>arley. 
.T {\ barley, \ vetches, 5 
4. Oats, manured. 
0. -Barley. 
. /Peas and oats cut 
^ tor horses. 
\ bucliwheat. 
4. Wmte oats. 
6. Oats, manured. 
r jTares and oats 
5. Black oats. 
7. Seeds mown). 
*( cut green. 
G. Seeds mown. 
8. Seeds grazed. 
6. Rye. 
7. Seeds) 
7. Seeds. 
8. Seeds /grazed. 
8. Seeds. 
'J. Seeds) 
9. Seeds. 
10. Oats. 
Thus, however much the rotation may be varied in special 
instances, the principle remains the same, except in a few cases 
where the Swedish plan has been adopted. 
As a rule, the bare fallow is dunged for the winter-corn ; and 
on ordinary peasant-farms no other course in the rotation obtains 
any manure. But on better-managed farms it is usual to give 
a dressing of farmyard-manure to the oat-crop, and to that part 
of the barley-course which is devoted to roots. The small 
number of large proprietors who are the pioneers of agricultural 
progress in Denmark also use large quantities of superphosphate 
of lime, especially for roots. Dissolved guano is now finding 
its way from Hamburg to Denmark, but the use of purely 
ammoniacal manures is comparatively little understood. 
It will have been observed that one year in bare fallow is at 
the basis of every variation of the national rotation, although in 
the cases which I have termed " double rotation " its import- 
ance is lessened by the repetition of the course, minus the un- 
productive year. Mr. Vallentiner takes beans on a portion of 
his fallow course, and Mr. Trohldahl utilises one-half of his 
by growing a root-crop upon it ; but generally the few roots 
that are grown displace a certain acreage of barley, as also do 
tares or peas, which are cut green for fodder. 
Professor Wilson draws attention in his Report to the large 
proportionate area of cultivated land (about one-sixth) which is 
annually left in bare fallow, and to the insignificant proportion 
ol tillage area (not one-quarter per cent.) which is annually 
under root-crop. He expatiates on the reduction in the total 
production of the land of the country (equal to about 16 per 
cent.), which is one result of this system, and on the consequently 
enhanced cost of production of the crops actually grown. It is 
impossible for any one acquainted with the results obtained in 
England, and especially in the east of Scotland (where the 
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