Denmark Agriculture Commerce

tion to live animals to the value of $5,582,976. Since that time a rapid improvement has been made in the production of the principal foodstuffs which is steadily increasing the surplus available for export. Moreover, the financial and political interests of the country are at present making a con- certed effort to correct the unfavorable trade balance and thus remove the handicap caused by adverse rates of foreign exchange. A systematic attempt is being made to prevent the importation of non-essential articles. In addition, accord- ing to recent reports, rationing of certain commodities has been adopted in order to increase the amount of goods that the country can export. Measures of this sort should have a marked effect in improving Denmark’s trade position and con- sequently give fuller scope to her productive capacity. During the past few months new markets for Danish foodstuffs have been developed which, as soon as the country can again reach normal levels of production, should prove to be important factors in her future prosperity. The Cooperative System Denmark owes her prominent position in In the circle—A cooperative churn that makes half a million pounds of butter annually. Below—A battery of cream separa- tors with yearly capacity of about 13,000,000 lbs Photos by J.R. McMahon of "The Country Gentleman" 15