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Milk bottles with the coat of arms of the Latvian Dairy Farmers' Union. A rare relic of history, which indirectly testifies to the achievements of dairy farming during the Free State.
One bottle has a crack.
The beginnings of the Latvian Central Dairy Farmers' Union can be traced back to July 24, 1906, when the Latvian Central Agricultural Association was established, uniting 42 agricultural associations with the aim of promoting the development and modernization of agriculture and the search for markets. It should be noted that already at this time the agronomist, the later Prime Minister Kārlis Ulmanis, had great merit in the development of dairy farming.
The First World War also caused significant damage to the Latvian dairy industry, but already on April 2 and 3, 1921, the merger of dairy companies was proposed again at the Smiltene Dairy Congress - the merged organization was later called the "Latvian Dairy Central Union". Its founding meeting took place on August 18, 1921.
After the resumption of the activities of the Latvian Central Dairy Farmers, the turnover of the main branches of the union also grew significantly. For example, in 1925 it was 20 million lats, but in 1930 it already exceeded 40 million lats. At that time, in independent Latvia, milk was considered a national treasure - white gold, for the production and export of which there was significant state support.