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country. Of the goat races, the Jämtland and the Saanen goats are best
suited to Swedish conditions. The last-named breed, which seems to be
popular, especially in Skåne, has been imported on a fairly large scale.
Prize-competitions for pigs are also held nowadays, the first attempt
in this direction for the promotion of pig-breeding having been made five
years ago by one or two Agricultural Societies, which have since had
many imitators, especially since 1911, when the State undertook the
direction of these prize-competitions. Only two races can receive prizes,
viz., the large white English race and the country race (Sw. lantrasen)
— Swedish or Danish.
In addition to this system of prize-competitions, various kinds of
breeding socitiees have largely contributed to the promotion of
cattle-rearing. As regards the breeding of cattle, for example, most excellent
work has been carried out in this direction by the "Swedish Ayrshire
Society", founded in 1901, and the "Society for the breeding of
Red-and-White Swedish cattle", which was established in 1892. Quite lately, a
society has been formed for the breeding of red polled cattle, and another
for the improvement of the Lowland cattle. A number of smaller
societies, too, have been of great service to cattle-breeding, not
the least useful being the so-called "Bull Societies", which have been
strongly supported both by the State and the Agricultural Societies.
The Agricultural Societies in the Läns of Uppsala, Gottland,
Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Västerbotten have established stations for so-called
"breeding-bulls", for which grants are made.
There are also a large number of breeding societies for sheep, goats,
and pigs. In 1907 was established the "Swedish Pig-breeding
Society", which embraces the whole of the country, and which has
undoubtedly contributed to increasing the interest in pig-breeding.
The keeping of herd-books and the auctions of breeding animals have
undoubtedly been of great service in the task of improving the breeds of
cattle, etc. State herd-books are kept for Ayrshires, for the Alpine breed,
and for pigs, while Agricultural Societies or other associations keep
herd-books of the black-and-white Swedish Lowland cattle, the red-and-white
Swedish cattle, the Ayrshires, the Alpine breed, goats, and pigs. The
auctions of breeding animals held everjr year have essentially facilitated
the procuring of prominent sires. Such auctions have been held at Malmö
since 1900, on the initiative of the Prize-Juries of the Läns of Malmöhus
and Kristianstad; at Jönköping, Linköping, and Skövde, since 1903, on the
initiative of the Swedish Ayrshire Society; at Flen, since 1903, by the
Society for the breeding of red-and-white Swedish cattle, and at
Östersund, since 1908, by the Prize-Jury of Jämtland Län.
Among other measures that have been taken for the promotion of the
breeding of cattle may be mentioned the competitions arranged by the
State for the establishment of breeding-centres for horned cattle; the
grants given by the State to pig-breeding societies and pig-breeding
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