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growing out of the centers of population are less strongly 

 felt. 



SOCIAL INFLUENCES 



There are three aspects of society that influence the dis- 

 tribution of butter-producing areas — special training and 

 skill in the manufacture of dairy products on the part of a 

 large number of people, the people's attitude toward labor, 

 and their attitude toward progress. 



There are communities in Europe, notably in Switzer- 

 land, the Netherlands, Germany, Scandinavia, and in parts 

 of England and Scotland, where the people have made 

 butter and cheese for many centuries. The rural people of 

 Switzerland, Scandinavia, and Germany are therefore well 

 trained in the art of making butter and cheese. When 

 these classes of people come to America they are very likely 

 to engage in the line of pursuits with which they are most 

 familiar. The expert information they have concerning 

 dairy products is also likely to be communicated to their 

 neighbors and through them result in a further develop- 



