terian Mission, Kashing, whose very gracious hospitality we enjoyed on two different occasions, the butter made from the milk of two of these cows, one of which, with her calf, is seen in Fig. 79, was used on the family table. It was as white as lard or cottolene but the texture and flavor were normal and far better than the Danish and New Zealand products served at the hotels.
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Fig. 79.—Water buffalo and calf, Kashing, Chekiang province, China.
The milk produced at the Chinese dairy in Shanghai
was being sold in bottles holding two pounds, at the rate
of one dollar a bottle, or 43 cents, gold. This seems high
and there may have been misunderstanding on the part
of my interpreter but his answer to my question was that
the milk was being sold at one Shanghai dollar per bottle
holding one and a half catty, which, interpreted, is the
value given above.
But fuel from the stems of cultivated plants which are in part otherwise useful, is not sufficient to meet the needs of country and village, notwithstanding the intense economies practiced. Large areas of hill and mountain land are made to contribute their share, as we have seen in the south of China, where pine boughs were being used
