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"artels," and of 379 associations reporting there were 49,176 members 

 who owned 258,551 cows, giving- an average of five cows per member. 

 It is expected that this development of the dairying industry will be 

 accompanied by a corresponding demand for dairy machinery, chiefly 

 separators. In 1908 the bulk of the imports of such machinery came 

 from Sweden. The exhibition at Omsk, from June 15th to August 1st, 

 191 1, will include dairying and dairy machinery. 



Butter production is also being rapidly developed in Finland under 

 the auspices of the provincial Governments. 



The International Agricultural Institute has issued, in its February 

 Bulletin of Statistics, a statement showing the changes in the number 



Changes in the of cattle ' sheep ' and swine which have 

 Worlds Stock of occurred - between 1900 and 19 10 in many of 

 p ++1 «i , the principal countries of the world. Where 



Lame, bneep, anCl figures for these years were not available, those 



Wme * for the nearest year have been taken. 



Cattle. — The tables show that the total number of cattle in the 

 group of countries considered has increased from 280,676,000 in 1900 to 

 330,190,000 in 1910. The number per 1,000 inhabitants has also in- 

 creased, the population having increased by 13*1 per cent, and the cattle 

 by 17*6 per cent. 



It is interesting to note that, though the total number of cattle in 

 Europe has increased, the number per thousand has decreased ; for while 

 the population has increased by 13*2 per cent, the number of cattle 

 has only increased by 4/4 per cent. In America and in Australasia the 

 proportionate increase in cattle has been greater than that of the 

 population. 



Sheep. — In the group of countries for which particulars relating to 

 sheep are available, the total number has increased from 419,386,000 to 

 455,168,000, but the number per 1,000 inhabitants has decreased, the 

 population having increased by 13*2 per cent, and the number of sheep 

 by 8*5 per cent. In Europe not only has the number of sheep per 1,000 

 inhabitants decreased but also the total number. 



Swine. — The total number of swine in the group of countries for 

 which particulars are given has increased from 96,313,000 to 115,430,000, 

 and the number per 1,000 inhabitants has also increased, the population 

 having increased by 14*0 per cent, and the number of swine by 19*8 per 

 cent. 



It is interesting to note that though the total number of swine' in 

 Europe has increased, the number per 1,000 inhabitants has slightly 

 decreased, the population having increased by 13*2 per cent, while the 

 number of swine has increased only by 12'g per cent. 



In America the proportionate increase in the number of swine is 

 greater than that of the population, and in Australasia less. 



It is remarked in the Bulletin that when examining these figures 

 it should be borne in mind that the breed of the animals is almost 

 everywhere continually improving, so that a given number of live 

 stock to-day represents, in all probability, a larger quantity of meat 

 than the same number of animals ten years ago. 



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