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Dairy Factories in Ireland. 



According to the agricultural statistics of Ireland, the 



year. Of these 387 factories 109 were owned by individual 

 proprietors, 113 were the property of joint-stock companies, 

 and 165 belong-ed to co-operative societies of farmers. In 

 these factories were 830 milk-separators, mostly w^orked by 

 steam power. Of the total number of factories 278 were in 

 Munster, in Leinster there were 41, in Ulster 44, and in Con- 

 naught 24. The quantity of butter returned as producer! 

 during the year ended September 30th, 1898, was 360,798 

 cwts., against 294,10,5 cwts. in the preceding year. Of 

 cheese 1,280 cwts. were produced; and of condensed 

 milk 30,832,312 lbs. 



The total exports of butter from Finland during the year 



cwts. were Russian butters shipped from Finnish ports. In 

 1897 the exportation amounted to 286,000 cwts. of Finnish 

 and 29,000 cwt. of Russian butters. Nearly all this butter was 

 shipped from the port cf Hango. Of the total exports of last 

 year about 58 per cent, was shipped to England, 40 per cent, 

 to Denmark, and 2 per cent, to other countries, while in 

 1897, 52 per cent, was shipped to England and 46 per cent, 

 to Denmark, but the greater portion of the shipments to Den- 

 mark is re-exported to British ports, so that it is estimated 

 that about 85 percent, of the entire quantity exported even- 

 tually reaches Great Britain. 



Thus it appears that the direct trade with England is 

 increasing. The decrease in the export of butter from Fin- 

 land during the past year is attributed to the small harvest of 

 1897, and to a larger consumption of butter at home. 



Dairy Factories 

 in Ireland. 



number of dairy factories in that country 

 of which particulars were obtained in 1 898 

 was 387, or 63 more than in the preceding 



Finland s 



Butter 

 Exports. 



1898 amounted to 257,000 cwts., of 

 which 244,000 cwts. were produced 

 in Finland, while the remaining 13,000 



Smor Tidexde. 



