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iii. rural husbandry.
school and a farmers’ school (A) and, in addition, a winter-course at the so-called
"upper division" of a couple of People’s high schools which impart instruction
in Swedish, German, mathematics, physics, and biology.
Applicants for admission to the experts’ course must have passed the course
for agriculturalists and have obtained at least distinction in certain of the principal
subjects, besides possessing a good knowledge of German.
The Agricultural High Schools are real State institutions, situated on farms
belonging to the State.
The members of the Board of each High School are appointed by the
Government, and the lectors, too, are nominated by the same authority; the
assistant masters, on the other hand, are appointed by the Board.
During 1914, the total number of pupils at both High Schools together
was 120.
The Agricultural High Schools are governed by the Regulations of Aug. 12,
1912.
Farriery Schools: In addition to the institutions for teaching agriculture
should also be mentioned the farriery schools.
At present there are three such schools: at Stockholm, Skara, and Alnarp.
That at Alnarp was established in 1863 on the initiative of 0. Pehrsson-Bendz,
a pioneer in the field of rational farriery. Up to 1913, it was supported by the
Agricultural Society of Skåne Län, but since the beginning of the year
mentioned it has been in enjoyment of a State grant, the same as the other two
schools have. The military farriery courses formerly held at this school are now
given at the various regimental stations.
At the farriery schools of the Veterinary High School, Stockholm, which, as far
as buildings and appliances are concerned, is the principal one in Sweden and is
fully equal to the best farriery schools abroad, there are held every year two
courses, each lasting 3 1/s months, for the training of civil farriers ("capable of
performing farrier’s work unaided"). From 10 to 12 pupils can be received in
each course, the requirement for admission to which is a knowledge of
smithing (the pupil must have worked, at least one year in a smithy). In future,
4-months’ courses will be held for the training of military farriery
instructors. The pupils taking part in these courses are farrier-corporals, or
non-com-missioned officers who have previously gone through a military farriery-course and
have afterwards served with a cavalry regiment.
At the Skara Veterinary establishment two courses are held yearly; one a
four-months’ course for civil farriers, and the other a course of equal length for
training military farriery instructors.
At Alnarp there are three courses of three months each every year, intended
for the training of civil farriers.
For the exercise of the farrier’s profession, it is not necessary in Sweden to
have enjoyed a course of instruction in farriery and to have passed an
examination, but anyone may carry on the business of a master-farrier.
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