36 ORGANIZATION IN DENMARK 



Among the many other forms of co-operative 

 organization in Denmark an important role is 

 filled by the associations formed for the supply 

 of agricultural necessaries — seeds, feeding- stuffs, 

 manures, machinery, etc — at the lowest price and 

 in the best condition. Here, again, the local 

 societies are formed in turn into large federa- 

 tions. The ramifications of this co-operative 

 purchase system extend to practically every 

 parish in Denmark. 



Then the growth of the egg industry has given 

 rise to numerous poultry societies for the improve- 

 ment of fowls. Some of these societies have a 

 membership of from 2,000 to 3,000 persons. They 

 receive grants from the Government, and their 

 operations are greatly facilitated by experts who 

 devote their time to delivering lectures or giving 

 personal advice to the farmers. Of local bee- 

 keepers' associations there are now sixty in 

 Denmark, with a membership of 5,000 and 

 a central federation which organizes shows, 

 arranges for lectures, carries out experiments, 

 publishes a Bee Keeper s Journal, and in other 

 ways promotes the welfare of the bee-keeping 

 industry. Mention must also be made of the 

 large number of societies, operating in every 

 part of Denmark, for the insurance of live stock 

 on co-operative principles, the members being 



