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STOCK-RAISING : ORGANISATION AND ENCOURAGEMKNT 



Table I gives particulars of the encouragement granted during the 

 period 1907 1910. 



Table I. 



In order to improve the economic condition of the workmen and minor 

 officials, especially those residing in the country, in view of the success 

 of the experiments previously carried out, the Railway Management was also 

 advised to encourage small-livestock breeding (goats and rabbits) in addi- 

 tion to bee-keeping. With this object, in addition to the measures mentioned 

 above for bee-keeping, the following were proposed : to get the workmen 

 and officials to join tb.e livestock -breeding associations ; to interest labour 

 organisations in these questions ; to subsidise the construction of suitable 

 pens and rabbit-hutches. 



Table II furnishes indications as to the encouragement granted in this 

 new period. 



The total number of persons engaged in bee-keeping and raising the 

 above livestock is therefore 87 902, a by no means contemptible figure 

 from the point of view of the production of milk, meat and honey during 

 the war. No data are available as to the number of goats and rabbits, or 

 as to the quantity of animal products obtained. The number of hives 

 was 26 846 at the end of 1914. 



Table II. 



