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that in the summer season a " cabbage train," 

 as it is called, will start each day from Enk- 

 huizen, on the shores of the Zuider Zee, and 

 have fresh waggons coupled on to it at various 

 points, until eventually it will consist of from 

 thirty to forty waggons of cabbages and cauli- 

 flowers. Passing through Amsterdam and 

 Rotterdam, the waggons are ultimately taken 

 on to various points in Germany or Belgium — 

 and especially to Germany, where a considerable 

 proportion of the cabbages will be used for the 

 purposes of sauerkraut. From other parts of 

 Holland cucumbers will be taken to Germany 

 in waggon-load lots, and from Groningen or 

 Leeuwarden there will be started daily a train 

 which, with additions made at other stations 

 en route, will eventually consist of ten to twenty 

 waggons loaded up with meat for the London 

 market, via Flushing, the train reaching that port 

 at grande Vitesse speed. 



Among the dairy farmers of Holland the 

 movement in favour of combination has been no 

 less complete than among the market-gardeners. 

 The first co-operative dairy set up by them was 

 in 1878, but the chief development has been 

 since 1890, the total number established having 

 increased from 19 in that year to 539 in 1902. 

 Of these 539 no fewer than 41 G are organized 



