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Agricultural Commission
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Brlin. Germany, June 81, 1918
My Dear Editor and Friends:
In accordance with my previous
letter viii commence with the place
where left Of In the last letter.
We arrived in Stuttgart, Germany.
June 3rd. There We studied some
phssss Of rural credit and more es-
pecially the agriculture college Of
Hohenhsim and the experiment farm
connected with It.
This college was established In
1870. The buildings and land form
erly beloaged to the Prince Of Hohen-
helm. He gave It over to the stats Of
Wurttemburg. It u maintained part.
" by the state and partly by the prof
It's derived from the farm. We were
much surprised to learn that q school
could aaA did run . farm used for
class wom and experimental work
and show asproAt but such WAS the
case here aaA st many more that we
visited In Germany. take It that
that IL .ths rsasoa they have 20 many
agriculture schools.
We moved On to BaAsn.Badsa on
June sth. BaAsn-BaAen ID health
resort noted ior its hot sprinss and
baths. We did not locate there for
any recuperating eject but because
we could not get hotel accommoda-
lions at strassburs where our work
was to be done. The exhibition Of
the Deutchs Landw1rtsohaftsvsssll-
schaft agricultural Fair) was being
held IN sstrassburg and the hotel &C.
commodations were al taken.
y We spent two days visiting this
fair and listening to lectures ON agri-
culture. returning each day to Bad
en.Baden.
The fair passes from province to
province each year, this being the
first time In II years that has been
held in Strassburg. The fair does
not compare very favorably with that
Of Ohio only in three ways. First.
In the Importance placed on agricul'
tural education which is illustrated
In every way possible; second, In
the attention to live stock exhibits
and thirdly. but not least the entire
absence Of catch penny amusements.
The fair IL much smaller than our
state fair but the attendance was
very large. The entire absence Of any
work Of hns arts and other kindred
subjects was noted.
A. 10 always the case where many
people are gathered together many
costumes are noticed. A particular
one Of the women attracted our atten.
tioa. A sect wore g sort Of hat made
Of . small head gear to which was
attached . large black box, which In
it, satirety very much resembled q
huge butterfly standing on its head
and with wings about - to 80 inches
from tip to tip. Many Of the men
had queer costumes but not 20 pro
uounced. have some snap she q
which will bs intsresting souvenirs
!. A subcommittee Of which ! was 2
member weat Into the country To
study cooperative elevator. We
found . very successful plant founded
on the ReiRsissn system. To 1t bs'
lonesd Z number Of smaller elevators
They ere, distinct advantage to the
members ana non.nembers - well
except that the non-members do mol
get any share Of tho extra proAts.
Sunday morning We wrote letters
and notes Of our work; In the after
noon We went by auto to visit the
Black Forests. This vast area Of tim
bse covers $40 square miiss OF ver'
rough land. It IL owned BY thu
Dsutche Of Baden and the revenues
derived from It so long way to
ward supporting the government
It is . matter worthy Of note tina
many German towns and cities owl
farms which are rented and also owl
forest land and fruit trees planted
along the roadside which bring Il
quite revenue and help reduce thu
taxes.
In the Deutche Of Baden the small
= sub-divisicns maintain brsedina