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G. Crossing of Livestock and Distribution of Hatching-eggs. — At the government stock 

 farms, cattle breeding station of the Agricultural and Commercial Department and all the local stock 

 farms, the people are permitted to bring in their cow, horse and swine for crossing and, also, 

 the distribution of hatching eggs is carried out, the purpose being the general improvement of the 

 breed of livescock and fowl. Also, at the stallion stud and stallion depot, belonging to the Military 

 Department, the same sort of things is done for the same purpose. 



H. Inspection of Rice. — For the purpose of improving, the quality and methods of drying, 

 preparing and packing of rice, and fix the volume, with a view to improving their value, and to easy 

 their deeling the cereals are subjected to an examination. To-day, there are one " Fu " and 

 twenty-five Prefectures, which undertake this as an official work and four prefectures, which do so 

 as a business of agricultural guilds. 



I. Official Control of the Commercial Fertilizers. — The Government controls the sale of 

 market fertilizers, according to the Law of Control of Fertilizer. The purpose of the oflficial control 

 is to prevent the unlawful practices of sale and distribute among the prefectural governments the 

 inspectors of fertilizer of the department, who are paid by the State Treasury. 



J. Agricultural Monetary Organs. —As the smallest monetary organ, there is the credit 

 society, the business sphere of which is the town, or, the village, or other similar communal 

 district. There are altogether eight thousand five hundred of these credit societies throughout 

 the country. Besides, there are the banks of agriculture and industry, who.se business territories 



