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the cost of conversion on the large scale can be determined 

 with the help of labour saving devices such as slicing and 

 peeling machines which are being imported for the purpose. 

 As far as can be seen at present, there is every prospect of a 

 new and profitable industry being created in Baluchistan in 

 the growing of vegetables for sun-drying. 



For military purposes, the Army at Quetta is continuing 

 the work started in 1917 and during the present year it is 

 expected that a further quantity of sun-dried vegetables 

 will be prepared for use on active service. 



The demand for copies of Bulletin No. 8, in which the 

 process of sun- drying was described, has been considerable. 

 The first* edition, printed in August 1917, became exhausted 

 early in the present year and a second English edition was 

 brought out in March 1918 as well as one in Urdu. 



4. The improvement of fruit culture. 



In the last report, reference was made to the results 

 obtained in the raising of nursery stock for local distribu- 

 tion. These matters have since been described in detail in 

 Bulletin No. 9, which was issued early in the present year. 

 A considerable number of copies have also been sold and 

 distributed in India. 



The demand for fruit trees still continues very great and 

 every year many small trees are purchased for planting 

 which really ought to remain another year in the nurseries. 

 It is hoped now to hold in reserve sufficient trees for a second 

 year's growth for issue in the autumn of 1919. As all the 

 details relating to the experiments on the propagation of 

 fruit trees have been published, it would seem that the time 

 has come for private enterprise to begin the supply of the 

 large number of trees required every year in Baluchistan. 

 The ideal arrangement in this matter would appear to be 

 for Government to supply a reasonable number of trees every 

 year, to maintain suitable varieties true to name, to provide 

 budwood, to train mails, to undertake all the importation of 

 new varieties and to carry out all experimental work in these 

 matters. After this, private enterprise should supply any 



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