TECHNICAL PROGRESS IN DENMARK 13 



Technical progress on scientific lines is the third line 

 of advance ; and in this direction the problem in Den- 

 mark is comparatively simple, since in that country 

 agricultural production is very uniform. Denmark 

 depends on the cow for its wealth, and its problems 

 are mainly concerned with the scientific breeding and 

 the scientific feeding of milch cattle. Butter is the 

 main subject of export, and the bacon produced is a 

 subsidiary industry based on the necessity of making 

 a profitable use of the separated milk. Great success 

 in grading up the cows to a high level of milk produc- 

 tion has been obtained by the cattle-breeding Societies, 

 and the principles of correct feeding are carried out 

 with much precision. The co-operative Societies 

 concerned with milk control base the feeding rations 

 for cows on a strict relation between the yield of milk 

 and the food consumed, with a view to eliminate 

 unprofitable animals. Every cow is visited once a 

 fortnight, not by a Government Inspector but by an 

 inspector of a milk control Society. These inspectors 

 are usually women who have received their technical 

 training at the State Agricultural College. They test 

 the milk, determine the exact proportion of food that 

 each cow should receive, and, in case of sickness 

 amongst the cattle, prescribe remedies. In cases of 

 doubt or difficulty, not only in matters connected 

 with cattle, but also in connection with cropping, 

 manuring, etc., the farmers depend very largely on 

 their advice ; and the immense value of such an agency 

 for propaganda purposes may well be imagined. In 



