CATTLE AND DAIRY FARMING. 



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manipulate it in the first place as to leave nothing for foreign " butter 

 doctors" to realize from any subsequent handling? If our butter can 

 be so manipulated as to sell in London as Danish and Swedish butter, 

 it must be, in its finished state, as good as Danish or Swedish butter, 

 or the factors of those countries would not risk their good names by 

 placing it before the British public with their brands thereon. It nec- 

 essarily follows that our own dairy fanners can turn out our whole 

 product for export of as good quality as either Danish or Swedish but- 

 ter, if they only take the necessary time and care in all the details of 

 manufacture. 



It will be seen that our butter export to Canada (which is doubt- 

 lessly largely re-exported to Great Britain), the British West Indies, the 

 French possessions in America, the Spanish West Indies, the United 

 States of Colombia, and Venezuela, is of considerable volume and value. 

 The fact that we export about one-half as much butter to countries on 

 this continent as we do to Europe is significant, and as 1;his field is capa- 

 ble of being largely developed it is worthy of the special attention of 

 our dairy farmers. 



In this connection it is to be assumed that canned butter, put up 

 after the manner of Irish butter as reported by our consul at Cork, 

 would be better suited for the West Indian and South American mar- 

 kets than our butter packed and shipped in its present form. 



Our butter exports to Africa and Asia are, as might be expected, of 

 little account. These continents do not consume butter in its American 

 and general European form to any appreciable extent. To win any 

 trade therein would require from, our dairy farmers special preparation 

 and special packing. The reports from these continents will enable 

 those directly concerned to appreciate the conditions which are called 

 for in this connection. 



THE FOREIGN OLEOMARGARINE MARKET. 



Exports of oleomargarine from the United States during the year 1884. 



Value per pound of oleomargarine exported in 1884. 



