60 



The manufacture of butter has attained a total of 70 mil- 

 lions kilogrammes; there are also a few cheese factories. 



MANUFACTURE OF CHEMICAL MANURES 



This industry has greatly expanded owing to the exten- 

 sive employment of manure in cultivation and the prepa- 

 ration of superphosphates and concentrated manures for 

 exportation. 



The statistics concerning manures have already been 

 given above : 



MANUFACTURE OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS 



Agricultural implements and tools are manufactured in 

 several parts of Belgium. 



The principal importations from 

 foreign countries are harvesting ma- 

 chines, mowing machines and other 

 similar implements. 



Belgium is especially noted for the 

 manufacture of cream separators such 

 as those of Melotte, Persoons and 

 others. 



The manufacture of Melotte sepa- 

 rators is very important : more than 

 14,000 centrifugal cream separators of 

 three different models are produced 

 yearly. The workshops are fitted up 

 upon the American system and work 

 according to the best methods and 

 with the most up to date plant (i). 



The greater part of the machines 

 manufactured are exported. 



Other firms manufacture cultivators, 

 ploughs, etc., which are highly appre- 

 MELOTTE SEPARATOR ciated both in this country and abroad. 



(i) See : Situation of the dairy industry in Belgium . Report of 

 the Department of Agriculture 1508, p. p. 45 and following. 



