:This article explores the outlines of an ‘agrarian-industrial knowledge society’ that developed from about 1895. Farmers, breeders, experts and leaders of dairy companies worked in close cooperation to increase the fat percentages in milk. The challenge was to measure these percentages on the farm, and process the information in a systematic way. Feedback mechanisms resulted in the selection of productive cows, because the fat content of milk is highly inheritable through the male as well as the female line. Data gathered from dairy companies and herd books in the Netherlands has uncovered considerable geographical differences in this process of knowledge-based growth. Focusing on Friesland, a Dutch province with a rich tradition of dairy farming, the importance of institutions is illustrated. A dairy counsellor, societies for milk measurement and cattle examination as well as price systems introduced by dairy companies advanced the biological quality of cows.

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基于知识的增长的制度化：荷兰-弗里斯兰乳业的案例（1895-1950）

：本文探讨了大约从 1895 年发展起来的“农业工业知识社会”的轮廓。农民、育种者、专家和乳制品公司的领导密切合作，以提高牛奶中的脂肪百分比。挑战在于测量农场的这些百分比，并以系统的方式处理信息。反馈机制导致了高产奶牛的选择，因为牛奶中的脂肪含量可以通过公母线高度遗传。从荷兰的奶制品公司和畜群书籍收集的数据揭示了在这个以知识为基础的增长过程中存在巨大的地域差异。以具有丰富奶牛养殖传统的荷兰弗里斯兰省为重点，说明了机构的重要性。乳制品顾问，