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Livestock Guilds. —The object of these guilds is to improve the breed of cattle and horses 

 and increase the mutual interest of their members. There are altogether four hundred seventeen 

 guilds, including the confederate associations. 



All of the guilds established in accordance with their respective laws. 



D. Arable Land Adjustment — The adjustment of arable land is absolutely important for 

 Japan, when viewed from the present condition of the arable land, as already mentioned under the 

 Section 3, Chapter 1. Consequently, the Department of Agriculture and Commerce specially 

 established a section therefore, with a view to taking various measures for the encouragement of 

 the work, together with the reclamation of all waste land. 



E Inspection of Raw Silk. — The Silk Conditioning House is located in Yokohama and is 

 placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce. It executes gratis 

 all the requests for raw silk inspection, so as to facilitate the commerce of the article. Also, it is 

 engaged in making investigations about silk industry. 



F. Distribution of Silkworm Eggs for Reproduction. — To effect the improvement of raw silk, 

 it is highly necessary to attain an improvement of cocoons and unify their species. Thus, in 191 1, the 

 Government established the Sericultural Institute as an organ for accomplishing the scientific research 

 of the silkworm eggs. Further, the Government ordered to establish the station for manufacture 

 of silkworm eggs and commitee for selection of cocoon to prefectures and allowed subsidies to them, 

 through which only the best species of silkworm eggs can be .supplied to ther aisers of egg-cards. 



