Agricultural Administration in Austria-Hungary. 705 
rivate individuals. For tins purpose no lack of offei's from 
ien both qualified and willing to execute the work according 
o the instructions of the director of the station has been ex- 
)erienced. 
The growth of the analytical work done for boards, societies, 
md private individuals will be best seen by a glance at the 
olio wing Table : — 
Manures and soils 
Allied manufactures : sugar and 
starch, waters, steam-producers, 
oils, &c 
Fermented products from spirit 
distilling, brewing, and wine 
Government sugar determinations . 
Totals .... 81 1,091 
Total amount of fees . £20 £285 
No. of samples examiueil 
1889 
1,504 
2,081 
1,595 
750 
6,250 
8,038 12,180 
1870 
38 
1877 
216 
1884 
1,157 
[40 
71 
l,-580 
«> 
. o 
135 
927 
I 
f 
G69 
G61 
3,713 
£1,145 £2,060 
The fees charged are low ; one half of them are paid over to 
the Government, while of the other half the director (Dr. Meissl) 
receives two-fifths, and the analyst three-fifths, in addition to 
their salaries. The expenses of maintaining the station, which 
varied from 800Z. to 2,500/. a year, had to be almost wholly met 
by the Ministry of Agriculture until 1877, for the receipts were 
up to that time little or nothing. Subsequently the institution 
became almost self-supporting. In the year 1889 the outlay 
amounted to 2,400/., of which as much as 2,060Z. was returned 
in the form of fees for analysis. 
Government Stations at Gurz, Klosterneuburg, and Maria- 
brunn. — The station at Gorz, which was the first to be esta- 
blished (in 1868), has achieved considerable success in the 
rearing of silkworms and in combating their maladies. The 
number of microscopic examinations during the last decade has 
reached the high figure of 1 00,000. At the station for vine- 
culture at Klosterneuburg important work has been done with 
regard to the production, composition, and adulteration of wines; 
and the forestry station at Mariabrunn, in addition to scientific 
researches, organises and supervises the practical experiments 
with regard to silviculture made in the different provinces of 
the Empire. 
Seed Control Station at Vienna. — The seed control station 
of the Imperial and Royal Agricultural Society of Vienna, 
which is one of the six stations founded and chiefly maintained 
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