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AGRICULTURAL MEETINGS.
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give an opportunity to the exchange of thoughts and opinions by discussions and
arranging of lectures on agronomical subjects; or else it is of an economical nature.
Of the latter kind are the Societies for purchase, horse-breeding, thorough-bred
bulls, dairies, and pig-butcheries, etc. As, however, there exists no co-operation
between the different societies, they are not promotive of as much good as they
ought, and the farmers of Sweden have not yet learnt to fully realize the
importance in the service of agriculture of associating themselves, and the
necessity of a close union, in like manner as has been brought about in Germany
and several other countries.
In 1895 the association »Sveriges Agrarförbund» (förbund = association) was
organized, with the object of uniting all the farmers of the country, in order to
contribute to the solving of questions of economic and economic-political
importance to agriculture and kindred trades. The association meets once annually, but
meetings are also held by the constituent subdivisions of the association, which
are the Län- and Hundred-Societies, existing in 15 Läns. In 1903 the name of
the association was changed to »Sveriges Landtmannaförbund» (Farmers’ Association).
Farmyard of a Moor-farm at Flahult.
Agricultural meetings.
Since the Agricultural Societies had begun to work for awakening an interest
in raising agriculture to a higher standard, meetings were called in several Läns,
at which discussions were held on questions proposed, and, sometimes also, fine
animals and new machines and tools exhibited. In 1846, the first meeting for
the whole Kingdom was held in Stockholm. Since then, General Swedish
agricultural meetings (Allmänna svenska landtbruksmötet have been held every
two, every three, and finally, now-a-days, every five years. At the meeting of
1850, money prizes were distributed for the first time. To the nineteenth meeting,
Sweden. 39
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