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lack of making the standard is traced
back to the producer In consequence
the Danish eggs bring the highest pric
es in the English markets. It Is the
same in regard to the butter and the
bacon exported. Every tub Of butter
must conform to certain regulations
and IL any complaint is registered II is
traced to the producer and the penal
ties invoked. So 1t Is with the bacon.
All these products are exported
through one central organization.
There are 1865 cooperative organiza.
tions with membership of 100000.
These societies are responsible for the
great improvement of Danish agricul-
ture. Denmark contains 9,S70,0O0 ac-
res and 26,OO0,OOO people. She exports
$1O,O0O,000 worth Of butter, eggs and
bacon annually. All her imports are
brought in in the raw state and manu-
factured in her own factories thereby
furnishing the greatest amount Of
work for her people.
Monday and Tuesday were spent in
and about Kobenhavn studying the in.
stitutions located there. Wednesday
and Thursday were spent in the south
ern section about Odense. Here we
studied the bacon factories and the
seed growing societies. In every In
stance the guarantee of high class seed
is emphasized.
Having spent three weeks in Ger.
many ten of us decided to journey to
Paris through Holland and Belgium
and thereby get a general survey Of
these countries and suppliment' these
observations by the report of the com.
mittee that made q study Of these
countries, as this report Is not yet in
our hands have no authentic informa.
ton that can use now.
was designated by Mr. Eager the
tours manager to manage and be the
treasurer of the group. This entailed
Qultt uttie WOih anu ACspOuSiDiii'y
but It was worth 1t. So far we have
had very little to do In regard to per-
sonally caring for our transportation
and maintenance. We travelled through
four different countries to get to Par.
Is. In each we had to use different
money and language. However we
got along all right.
We left Korsa at p. m. on Wednes-
day and went by boat to Kiel. Kiel Is
Germany's greatest port and a great
deal of ocean shipping takes place
there. It Is also q great naval base.
The annual yacht races were on there.
In entering the harbor we passed
twenty-one war ships all drawn up In
line. There we're as many more war
ships In the dry docks.
The Emperor was there In his Royal
Yacht also the King OF Italy on a war
ship. 7
As we had only IS minutes to get
some American Express checks chang.
ed into German money, to buy our, tick
cts to Hamburg and having some diff.
Guilty In getting the money We did not
have time to go and shake hands with
the Emperor and the King.
As Hamburg was crowded with peo.
pie gathered to see the yacht races we
did not stop there but took a sleeper
to Amsterdam where we arrived about
8 a. m. After q good breakfast we
took a pleasure trip to the north OF
Holland by the way OF Edam and a
number OF. other dams" and by sea.
On the way we were impressed by the
great number OF cattle kept on every
farm. Later we learned that they keep
two cows for every acre of land. This
land Is ideal for pasture and grass.
Water Is abundant everywhere.
Every farm Is bounded by a canal
and the climate Is just right for grass.
The farmers keep the half of their
land In pasture and NOV the other
half. The farms range from five to
40 acres.
We stopped at Edam to inspect
model dairy. To be sure this dairy Is
fixed up to b0 visited, and advertise
the Edam cheese for export The build
ing IL of the Dutch type the living
quarters In the front then the COWS
and the cheese factory at one side.
The cows are all out In the pasture
during the summer. The windows OF
the COW stable have lace curtains over
them and the back OF the stalls were
carpeted for the cows to stand on, etc,
I take that not all the cheese makers
take so much trouble, The cheeses
made there are shipped by parcels post
and In bulk II 30 desired,
We again boarded the tram and pro.
ceeded TO volendam which IL fishing
village. Here we came In contact with
people who have the customs and
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