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Swedish Butter Exports. 



dairying with stock-raising for the market very generally 

 give the Shorthorn the preference. In the dairying counties 

 of the eastern section, however^ where the beef - making 

 qualities of cattle are less regarded, the Ayrshire is accorded 

 the first place, the Durham grades coming next in favour, 

 while Holsteins and Jerseys are more numerous than in the 

 West. 



According to official Swedish statistics, the total butter 

 exports from Sweden during the year 1898 



S'orts**^'' ^e^^ 50,593,972 lb., against 52,373,325 lb. 



in 1897. Of this total quantity about 

 33,000,000 lb. were shipped to England, while the remainder, 

 17,600,000 lb., went almost exclusively to Denmark, from 

 whence most of it was reshipped to English ports. 



