Finland's Dairy Exports. 519 



articles exported eggs now take the fourth place, ranking 

 after grain, flax, and wood ; but it is to be noted that the 

 exportation is subject to far less fluctuation than most other 

 articles. The eggs usually come from South Russia and the 

 Volga Basin, and about 1,500 millions are shipped from 

 St. Petersburg, Revel, Riga, and Libau, or exported by rail 

 via Wierzbolovo, Alexandrov, or Sosnowice. The remaining 

 300 millions are exported from the points on the frontier 

 lying nearest to the place of production. On account of the 

 great importance of the egg trade, the free importation of 

 packing-cases for the export of eggs has now been permitted 

 under provisions similar to those regulating the free impor- 

 tation of sacks for grain export. This concession, which 

 will last for five years, has, it is stated, been granted chiefly 

 in the interests of small traders who export their goods 

 from frontier towns not on the railway lines. 



The exports of butter from Finland amounted in 1898 to 

 27,236,447 lbs., as against 32^3^735 lbs. 



F * n Ex^ort? a * ry * n ^ e P rev ^ ous y ear - Th e shipments of 

 1898 included 15,643,250 lbs. to the 

 United Kingdom, and 9,847,200 lbs. to Denmark. The 

 exports of milk and cream amounted to 4,366,028 lbs., all of 

 which was consigned to Russia ; and of cheese 567,567 lbs. 

 were exported. In the same year Finland imported 946,000 lbs. 

 of butter and 239,736 lbs. of cheese, mainly from Russia. 



{Finland's Handel och Sjofart, 1899.) 



Numerous experiments and practical w T ork done by indivi- 

 dual feeders in Canada have proved the 



Dairy by-products grea t value of dairy by-products as part 

 tor iaxt/Cmng" 



Swine. of the rations for fattening swine. There 



is practically no difference in the feeding 

 value of skim milk, buttermilk, or whey, when all three are 

 fed in prime condition, except that, of course, the skim milk 

 will be richer or poorer according to the care taken to remove 

 the butter-fat in the separator. Five pounds of skim milk 



