Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-03-09
DENMARK MAKING.
PROGRESS.
IN AGRICULTURE.

COPENHAGEN, March s-Dr
Maurice Egan, the United States
Minister to Denmark, has been invit-
&c By the Southern Commercial So
ciety 10 make a series Of talks on
Danish Agricultural Cooperation
and Conservation" before the South
e-n Chambers of Commerce of the
United States
The position of Denmark as 4
school for the study Of scientific az
riculture is becoming more important
every year and DR.. Egan has made
close study of the methods which
have made Denmark a leader in CO.
operative agriculture, especially the
effect of tie plan on the cost of liv-
ing. This feature will be considered
at length by the lecturer in America
When questioned in regard to the
invitation to speak on this subject in
the United States, DR.. Egan declared
that such request had been made.
He said that he believed that the
not only due to their perfec: cooper
alton but also to the fact that they
received the hearty support and
sympathy of the national and proyin-
cial governments.
"In effecting this" he said 1T was
necessary to insure the success of
cooperative agricultural venture that
the state should have a certain DOW
er of examination over the products
sent to market. In moulding the
opinion of the farming population
here the government has the valua-
bic aid of the Danish high schools.
They include both summer and win
ter sessions for students of mature
years of both sexes. These schools,
BY encouraging national and rrovin-
cial pride, are at the very .oot of
the feeling which induces the Dane
TO make every sacrifice to remain at
home on his own land rather than
emigrate. The emigration which
takes place from some Western
states to Canada would be regarded
as very unpatriotic by Danish people
In the Southern United States what
might be called provincial love of
ones own home exists to a larger ex-
tent than elsewhere in the country
and therefore the South seems to be
the place where a modified form of
the Danish system would meet with
the most encouragement.
"The Danish national government!
keeps jealous eye upon the quality
Of farm exports. Recently Denmark
was much aroused on account of II
complaint as to the standard of but |
ter sent to England. The govern
ment ordered an immediate exami- |
nation and assisted by the pride Of
the farmers the authorities had little
difficulty in restoring the usua. stan
dard.
I'm no country are cattle diseases !
better controlled than in Denmark. ;
In any case of foot and mouth d.
sease the farm is entirely closed I'M
til 1t can be thoroughly disinfected,
and the farmer is compensated for
any loss by the government. In the
present state of public opinion in the
United States such a close relation
ship between the government and
the individual would perhaps be i'm
possible. In Denmark this feeling is !
at the bottom of the present agricul-
tural prosperity. The Danes make
butter during the winter. Through
the scientific application of rotation
of crops, the cattle are as well fed in
the winter as summer. 1t may be
said that while eggs in Denmark are
we'll controlled and carefully mum.
bered, the system of feeding fowls
is not as perfect as it is in some. of
the American states; but the quality
Is standardized and cold storage eggs
are unknown. The quality of the
butter Is the best in the world" :.
Mr.. Egan added that the more he
studied the agricultural problems in
Denmark, the more he was convinced
that nothing but a concerted effort
thoroughly drilled, among agricultur.
lists could produce the remedy for