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should be made of those which deal with utilizing the Jordan and 

 the Aujah. The Jordan project is not easy of accomplishment 

 because from Beisan to the Dead Sea the river bed lies very deep, 

 and the water would have to be pumped up over 100 yards, unless 

 a long canal were built from the upper course of the river. The 

 utilization of the Aujah for irrigation purposes presents no serious 

 difficulties. 



C. European Influences in Syrian Agriculture. 



The influence of the Palestinian agricultural colonies has been 

 far greater than the number of their inhabitants would lead one 

 to suppose. 



1. The German Agricultural Colonies of Palestine* 



Founded Pop. 



Value 

 Area (in francs) Principal products 



Sarona (near Jaffa) 1871 225 



Wilhelma (near Jaffa) . . . 1902 229 

 B'er Salem (near Jaffa). .1890 10 



Bethlehem (near Naza- 

 reth) 



Um el Amed (near 

 Nazareth also 

 called Waldheim)...1907 100 



8,000 4,000,000 Dairy products, 

 wine, oranges, 

 vegetables. 



10,000 2,000,000 Dairy products, 

 oranges, cereals. 



3,538 500,000 Wine, almonds, 

 (Agricultural 

 orphanage.) 



1907 60 7,500 750,000 Cereals, timber. 



7,500 750,000 Cereals, timber. 



(The German urban population of Palestine in Haifa, Jerusa- 

 lem, and Jaffa, which also engages in husbandry to a certain ex- 

 tent, numbers approximately 1,400 souls.) The German farmers 

 introduced the European system of crop rotations with fodder culti- 

 vation and fertilizers. They use artificial fertilizers imported from 

 Germany. They have met with signally good results in diversified 

 farming. 



2. The Jewish Agricultural Colonies of Palestine. 



The Jewish agricultural settlement of Palestine began in 1870 

 with the establishment of the Agricultural School Mikveh Israel 

 near Jaffa by Charles Netter, the representative of the Alliance 

 Israelite Universelle. In 1878 the first colony, Petach Tikvah, 

 was founded by Jerusalem Jews, in 1882 Rishon PZion was founded 



Founded by Templars from Wtirttemberg. 



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