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of making it into butter, which was far from being remunera- 

 tive ; and (2) the money for milk supplied, coming in bulk 

 monthly, does more good than the same amount in driblets, as 

 it would come If the milk were sold retail." Another society 

 supplying bottled milk is the Vicar's Farm, Limited,* in the 

 Far Forest district of Worcestershire. The demand is now 

 greater than the dairy, with its present plant, can supply, and 

 the erection of new premises is contemplated. The industry 

 has become of considerable benefit to the small holders of the 

 district, who find that it offers the best method of selling their 

 milk. The price paid was yhd. per gallon (by weight) from 

 January-June 6th ; 6Jd. from June 7th to September 30th ; and 

 8d. during the rest of the year. The quantity of milk dealt 

 with was 13,500 gallons. 



The agricultural co-operative movement in Wales appears 

 to be making substantial progress. All the societies, with one 

 exception, have for their primary object the saving of the 

 middleman's profit in the purchase of agricultural requirements. 

 In the early part of the year a federation of the existing societies 

 in South Wales took place, with the object of ordering the 

 requirements of the federated societies in bulk and advertising 

 for tenders. The first contract made was for 1,500 to 2,000 

 tons of basic slag, and the price paid was 1 5 per cent, below the 

 lowest trade quotations. Another contract has been entered 

 into for the supply of 1,500 tons of mineral superphosphate. 



Among the general work of the Agricultural Organisation 

 Society during the year may be mentioned the special authority 

 obtained from the Treasury extending the provisions of 

 Sections 33 and 35 of the Friendly Societies Act, 1896, to 

 agricultural credit societies. Representations were also made 

 by the Society to the Home Secretary as to the disadvantages 

 under which creameries in Great Britain laboured in contrast 

 with Irish creameries, with the result that the special exemptions 

 granted to creameries in Ireland as regards the employment of 

 women on Sundays were extended to the United Kingdom. 



Journal, Vol. IX., Dec. 1902, p. 328. 



