936 



Imports of Fresh Milk and Cream, [march 



their milking periods, the ration should not be reduced as 

 indicated above, but should be gradually altered as the flow 

 of milk decreases to that suitable for fattening animals. 

 Cows of 10 cwt. live weight, dried off previous to calving, 

 would probably do well with either of the following rations. 

 (Quantities for cows of 9 cwt. live weight are given within 

 brackets.) 



No. 1 .- — 39 lb- swedes or 52 lb. yellow turnips (35 lb. or 47 lb.) 



19 lb. oat straw (17 lb.) 



2§ lb. maize meal (2^ lb.) 



2\ lb. decorticated cotton cake (i\ lb.) 

 No. 2. — 39 lb. swedes or 52 lb. yellow turnips (35 lb. or 47 lb.) 



19 lb. meadow hay (17 lb.) 



i\ lb. maize meal (2 lb.) 

 I lb. decorticated cotton cake {\ lb.) 



The total quantity of fresh milk, cream, and preserved milk 

 imported into the United Kingdom from abroad was higher 

 in 1908 than in any year since 1903. 

 Imports of Fresh This was due to an extension in the 

 Milk and Cream. imports of cream and preserved milk, 

 the receipts of fresh milk, as will be 

 seen from the following table, being unimportant. 





Fresh Milk. 



Cream. 



Preserved Milk. 





Cwt. 



I 



Cwt. 



£ 



Cwt. jQ 



1904 ... 



866 



394 



6,339 



25,377 



5,706 3,666 



1905 



... 238 



104 



4,996 



19,933 



■3,308 3,782 



1906 ... 



974 



412 



4.591 



18,066 



6,714 4,562 



1907 ... 



... 156 



68 



4,231 



16,290 



6,975 6,050 



1908 ... 



953 



437 



6,862 



26,556 



8, 206 6,446 



Fresh Milk. — The whole of the fresh milk imported came 

 from France in the first three months of 1908, and it is stated 

 that the demand for fresh and separated milk at this time 

 was caused by a short supply in England. In 1906 the 

 imports took place chiefly in August, September, and 

 October, and in 1904 chiefly in January, February, and 

 March. The fresh milk appears to be taken by one firm only. 

 The average value was about gs. 2d. per cwt. 



Cream. — The demand for cream is a good deal more per- 

 manent than for milk, and is largely independent of 

 season. The largest quantity in any one month, viz., 

 913 cwt., was received in July, but the quantity in January 

 was not very much less. The bulk of the consignments came 

 from France (^4,839 cwt.), but Norway (1,345 cwt.) and 



