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sought the co-operation of foreign countries, by inviting the 
National Agricultural Societies to nominate a representative to 
act on their Executive Committee, to assist them with advice, 
and to act as a medium of communication with intending 
exhibitors. The Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of 
England therefore nominated the Hon. Wilbraham Egerton, 
M.P., who represents a pre-eminent dairy district, and he 
accepted the office on the invitation of the Council. Unfor- 
tunately, Mr. Egerton was unable to be present at the Exhi- 
bition, and I was selected to attend in his stead, and to write 
this brief Report upon its most striking features. 
The trade of Hamburg is, doubtless, very large in many other 
kinds of produce than butter and cheese, but in those articles it 
is so extensive that the locality chosen for the Exhibition must 
be considered very appropriate, especially as the chief port of 
North Germany is geographically so near the great dairy dis- 
tricts of the North of Europe. It appears that Hamburg imports 
on the average 250,000 cwts. of butter per annum, of which 
the inhabitants consume from 50,000 to 60,000, leaving nearly 
'200,000 cwts. for exportation. About 60,000 cwts. of cheese 
are imported annually, and from 20,000 to 30,000 exported. 
The average value of the butter was calculated at 865. per cwt. 
in 1875, and 120s. in 1874, the average of several years being 
about 100s. ; the value of the cheese does not appear to fluctuate 
so much, and may be taken at 64s. per cwt. The total value of 
the imports of these articles varies between 1,250,000/. and 
1,500,000/. sterling. If to these statements it is added that be- 
tween 18,000 and 20,000 cows are required to supply the 500,000 
inhabitants of Hamburg with milk, at a cost approaching 
500,000/. sterling per annum, it will be realised that the town of 
Hamburg has a living interest in matters pertaining to the dairy. 
The Exhibition was proposed in the first instance by the 
D airy Association, which was established at Bremen in 1874, 
and the scheme, as originally drawn out, did not contemplate 
the offer of any prizes. On this point the prospectus stated — 
Every article exhibited will be subjected to the thorough scrutiny of 
appointed Jurors, as far as it is practicable, and the result of this examination 
will be made public, naming the number in the Catalogue. 
The Exhibitor will be allowed to make what use he likes of such 
Report. 
To every group at least three Jurors will be appointed. 
During the examination, the articles will be taken care of as much as 
possible. 
The verdicts of the Jurors will be published as speedily as possible. 
This professional judgment of all the articles exhibited is to take the place 
of the usual awarding of prizes, according to the rules of stipulated competi- 
tion ; however the Exhibition Committee reserve to themselves the privilege 
