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(7) FOWLS. 



The Belgian " Coucou de Malines " breed of fowls (Brussels 

 Chicken) do well in the Congo and give good results when 

 crossed with native hens. The cross-bred chicks are large and 

 quite good in every respect. 



LES MULETS A COURTE-FACE DE L'AFRIQUE. 



Par Professeur P. DECHAMBRE, 



Profevseur de Zootechnie aux Ecoles nationales d'Alfort et de 



Grignon. 



[No abstract supplied by the author.] 



DE I/UTILISATION DES MOULINS A VENT AUX COLONIES. 



Par H. PILLAUD. 

 [No abstract supplied by the author.] 



NOTES ON STEAM STUMP-PULLERS AND PLOUGHS AS 

 USED IN KATANGA, BELGIAN CONGO. 



By Civil Engineer MULLIE, 

 Colonial Office, Brussels. 



[ABSTRACT.] 



The whole of the copper-mining district of Katanga being 

 covered by forest, full of tsetse fly, and very sparsely popu- 

 lated, the clearing and the first ploughing of the valleys or 

 dembos has to be done by steam. The transportation of goods 

 is done by steam tractors and steam or motor wagons, with 

 light motor cars on a few roads. Carriers are still largely 

 used. 



The note describes the special features that should be 

 found in engines that are to work in Katanga or similar 

 countries. The author stayed for several months in Katanga, 

 and keeps in touch with the mechanics and engineers who 

 work the engines around Elisabethville, so that his remarks 

 are founded on actual experience and may prove of value for 

 other colonies intending to apply steam power to the clearing 

 of agricultural -land. 



