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Dairying in Sweden. 



second heaviest since 1883. Receipts of hogs at Chicago for 

 1896 were the fourth largest on record, being 1,640,000 larger 

 than in 1893, but over 900,000 smaller than the receipts of 

 1 89 1, when 8,600,800 arrived. 



The receipts of sheep were the largest known ; almost 

 without interruption there has been a steady increase in the 

 supply of sheep for 20 years. Formerly they were raised 

 chiefly for wool, but now the demand for mutton is as pro- 

 nounced as for beef or pork. This has caused not only an 

 increase in supply, but also a better quality, and more well- 

 bred sheep were noticed than before. Prices ruled low for 

 inferior grades, and high for the best. Early in the year 

 sheep sold at 6s. 2jd. to i6s. 6d. per 100 lbs., and lambs 

 los. 4d. to OS. 7jd. The highest price was paid in June 

 when sheep sold at i8s. iifd., and lambs up tO;^i 7s. 3jd. 

 The weight of sheep and lambs averaged 88 lbs., against 

 90 lbs. in 1895. 



[Foreign Office Report^ Annual Series, No, 1853. Price 4|-d.) 



Progress of Dairying in Sweden. 



From a report* recently issued by Professor Liljhagen, 

 State Instructor in Dairying, it appears that between 1891 

 and 1895 the number of dairies in Sweden engaged in the 

 production of milk and butter increased from 1,562 to 

 [,793. The number enumerated in the latter year included 

 952 estate dairies, of which 624 used only the milk produced 

 on the estate, while 328 also employed purchased milk ; 302 

 dairies owned by co-operative associations of farmers ; and 

 529 commercial dairies, run by joint-stock companies, draw- 

 ing their supplies of milk from farms in the neighbourhood. 

 It is noteworthy that there has been a remarkable extension 

 of co-operative dairying in the period referred to in the 

 report, the number of establishments worked on this system 

 having risen from 73 in 1891 to 302 in 1895. On the other 



^'^ Nagra nieddclaiidcn riirande den Svenska Mejerihandlerin^en af Gust.if Liljnagcn. 



