DANISH CATTLE.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2714, 23 June 1925, Page 10

DANISH CATTLE.

Denmark has from anicent times been a cattle country. Even during the earliest days of the agricultural development of Scandinavia, it is certain that the southern part, which now makes up the provinces of Denmark, was one of the early strongholds for cattle domestication and use. During the last century Denmark has increased Its cattle numbers until now it leads the rest of Europe in the intensity of the cattle population in comparison with the total area of cultivated land and human inhabitants. The cattle enumeration taken in 1921 has shown for the total provinces that constitute Denmark, with the exception of the small south Jutland provinces which have just recently been returned to Denmark from Germany, a total of 2.355,482 cattle, of which were cows of mftk age. This gives on the average 95 head of cattle of all kinds for each 250 acres of tillable land, or about 48 cows of milking age to the same area:. This is about 80 head of cattle for each 100 inhabitants, or about 40 milk cows to the Shine number. In this development of dairy cows Denmark leads the world.