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capacity. The cold storage space in each of the three ships 

 already being used can be increased to 500 tons. 



The question of drawing largely on Madagascar and other 

 French colonial possessions for the meat supply of the French 

 Army and civil population has been under consideration for 

 some time in official and commercial circles in France. Several 

 attempts have been made by private concerns to import live 

 beeves from the island into France, but these trials, it seems, 





Young Madagascar Bull 



Between 3 and 4 years of age, and one of the principal herd boys on 



Mr. Sutherland's property. The hump is a good one for a 



three-year-old bull. 



were not encouraging because of the long and severe voyage, 

 especially during the passage through the Red Sea. 



Large numbers of Zebu cattle, averaging about 800 lbs. live 

 weight, are being shipped to Salonika for the French troops. 



Madagascar, as anyone may see by a glance at the map, is 

 situated right on the " wool belt " of the Southern Hemisphere, 

 although rather to the north of the great pastoral lands of 

 Australia, South Africa, and South America. 



There is a considerable variety of climates. The east coast 

 has a heavy rainfall, and no really cold season. The extreme 

 south and the western slopes of the main range of mountains 

 are much drier, and in the south they have some very cold 



