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commercial price of these implements which is determined 

 by the State Agriculturist after he has examined the 

 implements which have been bought. The Associations 

 must have at least 40 members if they w r ant to purchase 

 implements of a value oi more than 4,000 francs. 



2 Subsidies to help them to cover the expenses of their 

 exhibitions and shows. 



The Central Administration before granting these subsi- 

 dies has to consult the district State Agriculturist as to 

 the programme and expenses of the proposed works. 



These subsidies may not exceed one third of the 

 expenses required for the execution of these enter- 

 prises. 



3 A free subscription to the Bulletin de V Agriculture, 

 which is the official publication of the Department. 



4 Two hundred membership books containing the rules 

 of the Union. 



More membership books are supplied if the Union 

 applies for them to the Department before the publication 

 of the statutes in the Moniteur. 



B. Registered provincial Federations of professional 

 Associations 



Subsidies to help cover the expenses of superintending 

 the local and cantonal Associations. 



These subsidies amount to 25 francs for every Asso- 

 ciation that is inspected. 



Subsidies to institute lectures on agricultural insurance 

 and credit. 



These subsidies amount to i5 francs per lecture. 



II. ETON REGISTERED AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES, AND 

 REGISTERED AND NON REGISTERED HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES 



The subsidies granted are the same as those in I, 

 litt. A, 2. 



These subsidies are paid to the national Committee for 

 the advancement of horticulture, wiiich has to divide these 

 subsidies between the federated horticultural societies 



