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they have built up two strictly dairy breeds of a high order, and au 

 efficient system of cropping adapted to the largest possible production 

 of milk. To show what Denmark is producing it is only necessary to 

 mention that she exports annually $87,000,000 worth of butter, bacon 

 and eggs, nearly all of which go to Great Britain. 



As a part of the general movement for reconstruction, the increase 

 of the high schools and all other agencies of education formed no small 

 part. The number of small holdings was also increased and a gen- 

 eral system of co-operation started which was followed later by govern- 

 ment assistance. Each community, with the help of its neighbors and 

 the government, has worked out its own plan, based on the principles 

 of economic production and co-operation. It is on these two principles 

 that Danish agriculture is built. While the size of the country lends 

 nuK'h to the possibility of a national system of co-operation, the fact that 

 the United States is so large and has such varying aims and conditions, 

 does not prevent the application of economic methods, nor does it in 

 any way hinder the development of successfully planned community co- 

 operative interests — interests which would greatly aid in the establish- 

 ment of a uniform product, a dependable basis of supply, and constant 

 markets. 



FARM MANAGEMENT. 



Lying as it does, with the narrow peninsula exposed to the cold north 

 winds, and the islands in a land locked sea, Denmark exposes its area to 



A typical Danish farmer and his home. 



varying climatic conditions and contains markedly different soils. Com- 

 pared, with the sandy lands of the northern peninsula, the warm, rich 

 soils of the islands are much more productive and enjoy a longer season 



