DANISH DAIRY FOODS.
The chief summer food for cattle in Denmark is grass, which is mainly of a temporary character, the actual Dermanent grass being very small in area in Denmark. It is chiefly mixtures of which clover forms a leadingpart. For winter feeding, roote-—in-cluding mangels, kohl rabi, and turnips—ai'B much used. In 1896 the mangel crop reached only 74,000 fiacres, kohl rnbi 15,000, and turnips 72,000 acres whereas ac cording to the last returns mangels had increased to 206,000 kohl rabi to 186.000 and turnips to 170,000. The Danish farmer is limited in his production of forage crops; unlike the farmers cf Central Europe, he 13 not able to grow maize, lucerne, or sainfoin, and vetches do not appear to en ter into his system.
Large quantities of cake and other imported foods are consumed during th.9 winter. These chiefly consist cf wheat bran, linseed cake, palm-nut cake, and rape cake. The latter, although not so agreeable to stock as other cakes, is extremely useful for milk production, and much cheaper than cotton or linseed cake.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 598, 30 August 1913, Page 2
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177DANISH DAIRY FOODS. King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 598, 30 August 1913, Page 2
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