12 BELGIUM - CO-OPERATION AND ASSOCIATION 



S I. AGRICUI/rURAI, PROFESSIONAI, UNIONS. 



On December 31st., 1911, there were in Belgium 1,978 agricultural 

 societies and federations recognised in accordance with the law of 

 March 31st., 1898 on professional unions. They were divided as follows : 



3 Agricultural cornices ; 

 814 " leagues ; 



29 Farmwomen's clubs; 



253 Horned cattle improvement syndicates; 



3 Horse 

 340 Goat 



4 Sheep 



14 Unions for the improvement of dogs for draught purposes; 



5 Syndicates " " " " " 

 88 Rabbit improvement societies ; 



44 Pig 



19 Apiculture societies ; 



35 Horticultural " 



I Society for the cultivation of trees ; 



20 Market gardeners' societies; 



I Society for the prevention of the adulteration of butter ; 



I Veterinary surgeons' society; 



I Winegrowers' society; 



154 Poultry improvement societies; 



8 Beetroot growers' societies ; 



13 Chicory 



20 Tobacco " 



36 Hop 

 23 Strawberry " 



6 Pea 

 I Agricultural labourers' society ; 



4 Provincial federations of agricultural leagues ; 



1 District federation 



2 Cantonal federatioas " " " 

 I Federation of chicory growers ; 



I District federation of pea growers ; 



I " " of market gardeners' societies ; 



I National federation of poultry improvers' unions ; 



1 Regional " 



2 Provincial federations " 

 2 District 



I District federation of rabbit and poultry improvement syn- 

 dicates ; 



