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Imports of Bacon and Hams. 



import breeding swine from England, and the best herds are 

 still maintained by the frequent introduction of fresh English 

 blood. But many of the local agricultural societies in Jutland 

 and Zealand have recently established, either alone or in 

 conjunction with the bacon-curing factories, breeding stations 

 for recognised types of swine, which are hired out or sold to 

 members and others for the improvement of their herds. At 

 the present time 69 such stations have been started for the 

 rearing of good types of native swine, and ten similar 

 establishments have been founded by co-operative societies 

 for the breeding of pure Yorkshire pigs. 



Another institution which has contributed to the develop- 

 ment of the bacon industry in Denmark is the co-operative 

 curing factory. The first establishment of this character was 

 opened in 1887 by an association of farmers in the district of 

 Horsens, and after the closing of the German ports to live 

 swine from Denmark, in the winter of 1887-88, bacon factories 

 sprang up in all parts of the country. According to the 

 latest returns there are now 25 co-operative factories of this 

 kind in operation in the kingdom, in addition to a number run 

 by private individuals or companies. 



In the case of the factories established by the farmers' 

 associations, the funds for the erection of the necessary 

 buildings were generally derived from a loan effected on the 

 security of the founders, each member being expected to 

 become a guarantor for an amount not exceeding 50/., 

 the sum guaranteed by each individual determining the 

 extent of his ownership in the concern. The administration 

 of the association is vested in a council elected by the 

 members. The employes usually consist of a manager, a 

 bookkeeper, and a cashier. 



The regulations of the co-operative bacon factories in 

 Denmark agree very much in their general principles. It is 

 usually stipulated that the members of the association shall 

 deliver all their saleable swine to the factory for a period of 

 seven years, except in the case of removal from the district. 

 This stipulation, however, does not apply to boars, to sows 

 in farrow, or to young pigs under 56 lbs. (in some cases 

 J 12 lbs.) live weight, nor does it extend to pigs sold by a 



