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silo societies ; the German Spirit Syndicate ; and 

 societies for the sale of cattle) there are 553 in 

 Prussia and 116 in other German States — a 

 total of 669. Of dairy produce societies there 

 are 1,261 in Prussia and 421 in other German 

 States — a total of 1,682. ("As the co-operative 

 system of dairying has increased in Germany," 

 says Mr. Konig, " dairies have almost sprung 

 up as fast as mushrooms.") Then most of the 

 factories established of late years in Germany, 

 and especially in Saxony, for the production of 

 sugar from beetroot, have been set up on the 

 co-operative system, the farmers who grow and 

 supply the beetroot either starting the factories 

 themselves, or else holding shares in factories 

 established by limited liability companies. " The 

 cultivation of sugar beet in Germany," Mr. 

 Konig remarks, "has made many a man's farm 

 pay, which previously was only kept afloat with 

 difficulty ; and when such a man, in addition 

 to growing beetroot, has a share in the co- 

 operative factory in which it is turned into 

 sugar, he naturally gets a double advantage." 



The total amount of the purchases of agri- 

 cultural necessaries effected by the German 

 credit banks, or by the special associations for 

 that purpose, during 1902, is stated by the 

 annual report of the German Confederated 



