PART VI. 



PUBLIC CONTROL OF THE PRODUCTION 

 AND HANDLING OF MILK 



Naturally there arc i^ieat differences in different 

 countries in the way cities aic su])plied -with millv and in 

 the manner in wliicli it is handled after it readies the 

 cities. Tn f^^eneral, it may he said that tliere is no diffi- 

 culty in sujjplyin^- small towns, as lierds are sometimes 

 to he found within their limits and usually enough milk 

 is l)rouglit in from the Immediately dutlying districts. 

 It is different with the largei' cities and, with respect to 

 them, the milk liusincss has lieeu gi-ently clianged dur- 

 ing the last l2() to .'!0 years. The conditions in ('oix'uha- 

 gen may serve as an example, as they <h) not dilTer mate- 

 rially from those found in other large European citi<*^. 

 Cojienhagen was once sui)])lied with milk chit'lly fi'oni 

 the hrewery herds and other herds within the city, and 

 hy farmers from the ad.joining country, who deli\ered 

 milk to their own regular customers in the city; now the 

 conditions are wholly changed. 



"I'lie continual growth of the city and the constantly 

 incrcasing hygienic demands have t'aused the almost 

 complete discontinuance of cattle keeping within the 

 city, and proximity to the large city has greatly affected 

 the character of the fanning nearhy, so that the breed- 

 ing of cattle and dairying have fallen off. On the other 

 hand, on account of easy transportation liy railroad, 

 fanners living at ([uite a distance t-an deliver their milk 

 to advantage in Copenhagen, and at this time the city is 



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