480 Co-operative Movement in Denmark, [sept., 



The objects of this association are to represent the interests 

 of the industry as regards legislation, to secure the best 

 information as to transport of and demand for slaughter- 

 house products, to work for the improvement of Danish 

 bacon by affording the assistance of scientific consultants, 

 &c, and to promote rational pig breeding. (There are other 

 associations for the improvement of the various breeds of pigs, 

 some of which are assisted by the Government but which are 

 not co-operative in their constitution.) 



A very important function of this association is:* "To 

 diffuse immediately the latest intelligence regarding the bacon 

 industry among those concerned." The endeavour to intro- 

 duce a common quotation of prices for bacon produced in 

 Denmark has only met with partial success up to the present. 

 The abattoirs of Jutland and Funen have established a board 

 which, on the receipt of biweekly dispatches from England, 

 fixes the price as far as these abattoirs themselves are con- 

 cerned. The Zealand and Lolland-Falster markets are, how- 

 ever, somewhat influenced by the neighbourhood of Copen- 

 hagen, and it has hitherto been found impossible to establish 

 a general quotation for the whole country. The association, 

 however, keeps its members informed of the state of the 

 market and of the number of pigs slaughtered in Denmark 

 and Ireland, so that a very good idea of the prices can be 

 formed by the factory directors. 



The action of the association in having a scientific 

 veterinary expert at the disposal of its members (the Govern- 

 ment have made a grant of Kr. 2,000 (^111) yearly towards 

 the expenses of this expert) has contributed largely to the 

 success of the Danish bacon industry. The Agricultural 

 High School has also placed its laboratory at the disposal 

 of the association for purposes of experiment. 



It is also due to the association that the veterinary control 

 of exported meat, which was regulated by the Law of July 

 29th, 1903, was recently revised, and that the standard was 

 so raised that foreign customers of Denmark can be certain 



that they receive nothing but absolutely sound meat. 



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* Vide the " Report on Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Conditions ini 

 Denmark," published by the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction 

 for Ireland, 1905. 



