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furnished with feet, so that. they can be easily set up anywhere. They are 
made to suit the feeding of from one to four pigs. If more than four are to 
be fed, it is advisable to set up two or more troughs alongside each other. 
In avery simple manner the trough is arranged so that it can be turned 
over so as to completely close the openings. The taps shown in the illustration 
(Fig. 3) may be let into the side wall or into iron lattice-work at the side. 
Fic. 3.—Tipping arrangement. 
CO-OPERATION V. INDIVIDUALISM. 
We reprint from Garden and Field a tabular statement of the enormous 
profits made by the co-operative butter factories of Victoria. It is said that 
although they have been very successful, they are not extending their business 
in nearly the same proportion as the private firms. Indeed, it is authoritatively 
stated that more than half of the butter factories and creameries in the State 
are either owned entirely or controlled by private firms. It would be disastrous 
_ to the milk-producer for either private firms or any but the widest co-operative 
factories to have a monopoly of the trade, as they could then beat him aoa to 
starvation prices for his milk. The following interesting table, just published, 
shows how great the profits of the co-operative butter factories are now, and it » 
is to be hoped for the benefit of the dairy farmers that there will be a fairly 
eyen balance between the companies and the private owners, so that from 
healthy rivalry he may obtain fair prices for his produce :— 
Company. Ealetp Capital. Net Profits. Period. 
Farnham... ae i Wy. a8 2,445 on 2,442 a 6 months 
Glenormiston ... a! Ne — 4,350 oP 3,338 a 6 months 
@olac os fs “rx on At 4,936 us 3,844: ne 6 months 
Warrnambool ... ret rE we 3,787 ae 4,317 a 6 months 
Glengarry aw ree ox edt uy yy 360 inn 6 months 
Geelong district... th vhs ee, 4,332 ay 1,026 a 6 months 
Kyneton ... te EE 5 ae 4,671 rH 1,337 ars 12 months 
Kongwak +e ¥25 i on HAL see US os, 6 months 
Yea th: fd tf: ae ay 5,058 — 1,814 il 12 months 
Poowong... er re im 430 2,035 ae 922 0 6 months 
Drik Drik a Bay 39) Be, 220 — 113 a: 6 months 
Wallace, Millbrook, and district... 2,787 ay 542 ... 12 months 
Buninyong ora aed ver on 3,368 zat 739 ae 12 months 
Koroit and Gower Hill w, rr 3,109 ree 1,342 rte 12 months 
Miepoll ... ei x0 ah hes 792 An 229 = 12 months 
Tamleugh and Karramous _... ~ 1,368 uy 636 12 months 
Swanhill and Morngag... td eS, 837 beds 304, av 6 months 
Strathbogie ids AY ax: 489 fy 192 Ax 12 months. 
Hamilton a4) oem ies: a} 2,995 at 450 ... _ 6 months 
Pyramid Hill... ny, on oe 1,014 7 407 +n 12 months 
Framlingham and Ellerslie... a3 4,117 an Witly ‘= 6 months 
Tt will be noticed that these twenty-one companies’ returns show a profit 
of about 423 per cent. on the amount of capital invested, and this much can 
probably not be said of another five businesses in the State. 
[Of factories and creameries there are in Victoria :— 
} ‘ Factories. Creameries. 
Co-operative companies ree cx; WMG) to 270 
Proprietary companies ... coe xy (BB mx 60 
Private firms... ox oxic on fp oH 42 
—Ed. Q.A.J.] 238 372 
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