THE TRIFOLIUM DAIRY 



On my way to the island of Falster in the south 

 of Denmark, whither I went to visit the Kammer- 

 herre Tesdorpf and to study the growth of sugar- 

 beet and its manufacture into sugar, I stopped at 

 Haslev to see the famous Trifolium Dairy. This 

 dairy, around which the town has sprung up, has 

 three branch establishments at Faxe, Dalmose, and 

 Maribo, but I understand that the Haslev depot is 

 by far the most important. 



In truth it is a wonderful place. Built, I believe, 

 at a cost of ^40,000 some ten years ago, in another 

 ten years the accumulated sinking-fund will have 

 paid off the total capital expenditure. Meanwhile 

 the balance of profit earned after allowing for this 

 sinking-fund is distributed half-yearly among the 

 co-operators, who for the most part are large land- 

 owners living within a distance of about twelve 

 miles. 



I forget exactly how many cows supply the milk 

 that is dealt with at the Trifolium Dairy, but I think 

 they number about 12,000. This, however, may 

 include those of which the milk goes to the sub- 

 factories, though I am by no means certain on that 

 point. The amount of milk which comes in daily 

 is enormous. Again I cannot remember the exact 

 figures, but I know that quite a hundred women 

 are on an average employed to handle it, to say 

 nothing of many other persons, male and female. 



