The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-07-27
Danish Dairy Farming.

The following account of II recu-
liar method of cooperative farming
practiced in Denmark is made up of
reports of the English Foreign Office.
The following are extracts from IL:
The population of Denmark is 1000
600, and the number of cows is 900,-
600, a proportion of cows to popu-
lation unimaginable in England,
amounting to nearly one to every
other person. The COWS are. how
ever, divided among 10000 owners,
which is an average of six cows to
each.
Denmark is distinguished by the
production of butter. In 1882 it
produced 100000 pounds, which
by 1886 had risen To $4,000, 900
Last year 1887 the butter ptoduc-
ton had risen to 4S,000,000 This
singular prosperity in the manulac
ture is attributed To the invention
of cream separators and To co opera
ton.
In 1856 many of the diaries were
organized on the co operative prinei
pie. There are at present said To he
about 200 diaries of this kind in
Denmark, using on the average the
milk of 5000 to 5000 cows n day.
Consul Inglis, in his very practical
report, gives the cooperative rules
of the Ousted dairy as an example
of the arrangement.
|. A loan is established, for
which all are security-one for all
and all for each, in proportion to the
number Of cows each has signed for.
Such loans amount to 81 900 kroner
(about twenty six cents), to be paid
back in twelve years. When the
loan is paid eacl. number owns
proportionate share in the dairy.
2. Should supplier of milk die
his account is settled, or successor
can enter on the same terms as his
predecessor
If Il member wishes to withdraw
before the expiration of five years he
pays ten kroner per COW, and sacri
fees any further share in the dairy.
If he withdraws after five years his
portion is paid him, less one-half.
Each member pays an entrance
fee of ten kroner { lbs. l0d. per COW,
whose milk he undertakes to supply
8. The milk is collected at the cost
of the dairy The carts drive only
along the high roads, and the milk
must be brought from byroads to
meet the carts.
4. The milk must be delivered in
pure unauthorized state. without
any disagreeable taste. The stand
ard of payment is that twenty eight
pounds Of milk shall make one
pound of salable butter.
5. The skinned and churned
milk is returned to the suppliers at
a small charge.
6. Each supplier must keep his
milk cool when fetched Immediately
after milking. Two measures of milk
must not be mixed together before
both are properly cooled. The
milking must be done with dry
hands. The cows udder must be
carefully wiped, and the milk at
once strained and not left standing
in the cowsheds. Milking pals
must be quite clean. No mustiness
must be found during milking times.
Winter feeding must consist of
one or two pounds of linseed cake,
and at least three pounds of bran
and oats to each COW daily. Should
a change of feeding be necessary, the
directors of the dairy have power to
order it. No turnip or carrot stalks
must be used, neither seeds from rye,
peas nor vetches.
s. Four times year the directors
shall witness feeding and milking
of the COWS. Blessings must not be
delivered the first four days after
calving. Milk from sick cows must
not be delivered. In doubtful cases
the veterinary surgeon must be
called in.
9. In the event of inspection the
veterinary surgeon must be con
suited.
10. Milk that is sour or has bad
taste, or which is received in cans
not properly cleaned, the dairyman
has power to reject.
IL. The general meeting governs.
Each shareholder has one vote, with
out regard to the number of his
cows. Women are allowed to vote
when responsible shareholders.
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