DANISH CATTLE

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2298, 17 November 1925, Page 5

DANISH CATTLE

INCREASE IN NUMBERS. Denmark has from ancient 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 strongholds for cattle domestication and use. During the last century Denmark has iricreased its cattle numbers until now it leads the rest of Europe in the intensity of the cattle population in comparison with the total area ol cultivate d land and human inhabitants.

The cattle enumeration taken In 1021 has shown for the total provinces that constitute Denmark, with the exception of the small South Jutland provinces which have recently been returned to Denmark from Ger. many, a total of 2.355,482 cattle, of Which 1,184,000 were cows of milk age. This gives on the average 95 head of cattle of all kinds for each 260 acres of tillable land, or about 48 cows of milking age to the same area. This in about SO head of cattle for each 100 Inhabitants, or about 40 milk cows to the same number. In this development of dairy cows Denmark leads the world.