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of from 1000 to 1200 lbs. Danish. He added that 

 a three-year-old red Danish bullock in ordinary condi- 

 tion scales 1 500 lbs. Danish or over, and a bull up to 

 2000 lbs. Danish, which seem fairly satisfactory weights. 



If the difficulty as regards the importation of live 

 cattle could be surmounted by grace of our Board 

 of Agriculture, it certainly appears to me that it would 

 be well worth the while of some English milk-farmer 

 to make a trial of these cattle, which on our pastures 

 and in our climate ought to do even better here 

 than in their native country. Until a strong and 

 practically unrelated stock was established, however, 

 such an experiment would involve the occasional 

 importation of fresh bulls. 



The ration supplied to Mr. Hansen's cows in- 

 cludes earthnut and soya cake with a proportion of 

 crushed oats. The cake is fed to them in a peculiar 

 and ingenious measure with a movable screw bottom, 

 which can be set in such a fashion that each animal 

 receives its own exact allowance. As I think I have 

 said, in Denmark the control-lady prescribes periodi- 

 cally how much cake is to be given to each cow. 

 The good cow is rewarded and encouraged with extra 

 cake, but the bad cow that will not milk as it should 

 finds itself cut down. 



Mr. Hansen keeps twelve horses on his farm, 

 very nice animals of Danish breed or Danish crossed 

 with Percheron, all of them lacking the hair upon 

 the legs which distinguishes our Shires, and of 

 course comparatively light in frame. If I may be 

 allowed to say so, Mr. Hansen is an example of the 

 best stamp of Danish farmer, a man full of enterprise 

 and intelligence, who well deserves the success that 

 he is reported to have attained. 



