590 Co-operative Societies in Denmark. [oct., 



1900. 1909. 



Co-operative dairies 1,029 1, 157 



Dairies managed in common... ... 266 238 



Estate dairies 264 90 



1,559 1,485 



The census showed that there were in 1909 182,300 holdings, 

 possessing dairy cows to the number of 1,282,300, and that 

 no less than 93 per cent, of the holdings and 92 per cent, of 

 the cows belonged to persons affiliated to co-operative dairies 

 or to dairies under mutual management. The proportion of 

 those who remained outside the co-operative organisations 

 was found to be largest among the occupiers of farms of over 

 300 acres, though even on farms of from 300 to 600 acres, the 

 milk of only 20 per cent, of the cows was dealt with direct, and 

 on farms above 600 acres the proportion only rose to 33 per 

 cent. 



Milk Control Societies. — These societies are naturally much 

 less widely distributed than the co-operative dairies. They 

 number, however, 519 societies, representing 12,800 holdings 

 and 226,000 cows. This is equal to 7 per cent, of the total 

 holdings, and 17*7 per cent, of the cows. 



Co-operative Slaughterhouses . — The number of these insti- 

 tutions in 1909 was 34, and approximately one-half of the 

 holdings (carrying on pig-breeding) were affiliated to them, 

 viz. : — 



Per cent. 



• Holdings. Pigs. Holdings. Pigs. 



Belonging to co-operative slaughter 



houses 86,484 926,220 47-6 63-9 



Not belonging to co-operative 



slaughter-houses 95>209 522,899 52-4 36''! 



Egg Export Societies. — Out of 288,000 holdings (keeping 

 fowls), about 52,000, or 18 per cent., were affiliated to associa- 

 tions for the collection of eggs, and these holdings carried 

 3,150,000 fowls, or 27 per cent, of the total number. 



Cattle Export Societies. — These associations are not very 

 numerous, and out of 184,000 holdings with cattle only 8,400, 

 or 4'6 per cent., were attached to a society for the export of 

 cattle. 



Co-operative Breeding Societies. — There are at present 

 1,884 co-operative breeding societies, i.e., societies maintain- 

 ing a stallion, bull, or other breeding animal for the joint 



