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which is as much as our imports of butter and cheese 

 from all our possessions. It will not be many years 

 before these vast quantities are brought within the 

 reach of the British working man, and the effect will 

 be felt by the butter importers of many other 

 countries. On the other hand, the slump in the 

 dairy trade of the whole world m"ay be averted if, 

 as is not im^possible, the enormous multitudes of the 

 East should add butter to the list of their articles 

 of diet. 



My reason for this detailed information about 

 Siberia's chief industry is that it is becoming as 

 important as all the other Siberian industries put 

 together. 



