NEW ZEALAND AND DENMARK.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 65, 10 December 1907, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND AND DENMARK.

; A DANISH FARMER'S COMPARISONS. ■ A Bunnythbrpo f.irmcr, Mr. Las who has jusi.roturned from a.visit to Denmark, assured tho " Foildin'g Star," iii an interview on Saturday, that it is riot buttermaking direct that pays tho dairy fanners of Denmark, but tho by-products. Mr. Lasson said it was rathor a surprise to find that noarly all the farmers used margarine instead* of butter, which was too expensive' a luxury. '■''•■ ' ' • When Mr. Lassen told his; folk that lie had killed fifty calves directly they were waived on his. Uunnythorpo farm last yoarlio was looked upon as a roinancist of a high order. This will be understood when it is seen how profitable- a thing calf-rearing is in Denmark. Mr. Lissen showed tho "Star" account sales of some calves which had been sold by his nephew. They were calred on March i last, and' purchased by him on March'l4 for £1 13s. JIo ;fctl them on' sweet milk and skim milk, pastuorisod at the factory 'and then boiled ivith Y handful of wheat liieal in it. . On May 8 he had'the calves sold at Hsunbourg on .a poor market for £6, less 6s. 10d., charges for marketing, freight, etc. It was a regular practice to fatten up the calves for, tho market, and prices ranged from 109s;- for primp to 725. for poor quality. Instead of old bulls being killed for their hide, as in this country,"they Bre fattened up and sold for a much"as <ld. per lh., while old cows are disposed of in tho same way and ut similar prices. It was said by some that thoy wont to Germany to feed tho soldiers. , Mr. Lasseri'did not think that tho yield of, tho milch cow was so good on the average in Denmark as in Now Zealand. In' fact, he thought that the breed of cows out here was

is a rule superior for milking purposes to those they used in Denmark. One foaturo ho thought a great deal of was tho combination omongst the factories to produco a good article. They used one common depot for their butter, and worked together in many ways which did not seem to bo dreamt of in this Dominion. Ho found that generally the farmers wore better off than when he left a little morothan a. score of years ago, although vory many would be glad to come out if they had tho moans. Mr. Lassen thought it woidd bo a good idea to promote tho emigration .to this Dominion of a number of domestic servants, especially for farm work. They were a strong, healthy olass, who were not afraid' of hard work,, and ■' they would prove a boon to many a farmer, and would make really good wives,