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GERMANY : — PRUSSIA

(Berlin, Klausthal), 2 agricultural high schools (Berlin, Poppelsdorf), agricul- tural institutes connected with universities, 2 veterinary high schools (Berlin, Hannover), a great number of other schools for various aspects of agriculture, 4 commercial high schools (Berlin, Coin, Frankfurt am Main, Kbnigsberg i. Pr. ), 2 academies of local government work (Diisseldorf and Cologne), besides other special schools and State establishments for art and music.

The Universities, the high schools (exclusive of commercial high schools), some of the Gymnasia, Realgymnasia, and similar schools, as also the normal schools, are maintained and administered by the Government, while all the other scholastic institutions are supported by the community, &c. , under control of the Government.

Justice, Crime.

Prussia contains 14 Oberlandesgerichte (see under German Empire). The Oberlandesgericht at Berlin is called the Kammergerichl, and serves as an ultimate appeal court for summary convictions ; though for all cases the court of final instance is the Reichsgericht at Leipzig. The prosecution in al 1 criminal cases is conducted by Staatsanwalte, or public prosecutors, paid by the State.

Finance.

Revenue and expenditure for years ending March 31 : —

Tear

Revenue

Marks 1915-16 ! 8,245,523,932 1916-17 ' 11,876,500,166 1917-1S | 13,562,656,584

Revenue

Marks 6,118,824,556 8,939.024,266 6,628,72*,845

Expenditure

Marks 6,118,824,566 8,939,024,266

5,623,72S,845

1 Estimates. Public debt on April 1, 1920, 16,587,933,700 marks.

Production and Industry. I. Agriculture. The areas under the chief crops for 2 years, and the yield in metric tons, for 3 years, were as follows (1 hectare = 2*47 acres; 1 metric ton = 2,204 lbs.):—

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1917 Acres

Wheat

2.07K.626

Rye ....

10,689.258

Summer barley.

2,101,212

Oats ....

5,815,726

Potatoes.

4,389,410

Hay (meadow).

6,762,386

1917

1918

1918

4,858.564 81,9Mt,7S8 7,488,358 8,901,704

19191

Acres 1,760,886

4,746,443 8 687,406 6,312,070

19191

Tons 4.472,086

1,048,008

2,983.196

14,886.800

8,76S,271

i Excluding the oeded territories^

In 1919 there were vineyards on 40,762 acres, yielding 8,679,735 gallons of wine, valued at 389,183,677 marks ; hops (1919) on 356 acres, yielding 91 tons. On September 1, 1920, Prussia contained live stock comprising 2,508,860 horses (excluding army horses), 9,279,116 cattle, 4,376,860 sheep, 9,777,193 swine, and 2,960,112 goats.