. The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, by the most distinguished authorities and specialists under the editorship of Professor R. Patrick Wright ... pwards from 100s. 110s. Id., and dropping again to 101s. \ 1886 it became possible to separate butterimports from those of margarine, previously in-cluded, and the prices for butter alone have notshown great annual variation, a value of 106s. cwt. in 1891-5 being the highest, and100s. lOrf. in 1896-1900 the lowest. For 1906the average price level rose to 108s. 2d. per cwt.,and for 1907 it was 106s.
. The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, by the most distinguished authorities and specialists under the editorship of Professor R. Patrick Wright ... pwards from 100s. 110s. Id., and dropping again to 101s. \ 1886 it became possible to separate butterimports from those of margarine, previously in-cluded, and the prices for butter alone have notshown great annual variation, a value of 106s. cwt. in 1891-5 being the highest, and100s. lOrf. in 1896-1900 the lowest. For 1906the average price level rose to 108s. 2d. per cwt.,and for 1907 it was 106s. 6d. But as in all othercommodities where prices depend largely onquality there is necessarily a wide range, andfor the last two seasons of twelve months end-ing 30th June, 1907, the price of best Danishbutters was quoted 119s. 9d. and 118s. 3d. re-spectively. Much higher values weie temporarilyreached early in 1908, but the price by thesummer of that year has receded to 113s. percwt. [p. G. c] Butter-blenders.—For machines to mani-pulate butter in every stage between cow andmarket, the fiim of T. Bradford & Son have fora long period been predominant experts as in-. Power Butterworker venters and makers. An illustration of theirArmentine Butter - worker shows a machine,for power, which will serve either as a blenderof different butters in large export establish-ments, such as are to be found in France, or asa manipulator of butter fresh from the churn,in creameries which are not uncommon now inthe British Islands, especially in Ireland, whereindeed they are a shie qua non. There arevarious types and sizes of these instruments,from hand-power workers to the greater onesthat require such power as steam or electricitysupplies. It is sufficient to say that thesebutter-workers are more efficient in all respects,and more to be preferred from all points ofview, than the bare and unaided hand of adairymaid. Butter kneaded and formed intoshape by human hands cannot possibly beequal to
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