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Importation and other Regulations, [feb., 



prove advantageous, and no practical difference was observed on the 

 average between sulphate of ammonia and nitrate of soda. If the 

 cost of the manures is deducted from the value of the increased crop, 

 a gain is shown in each case, except on Plot 3, the greatest gain being 

 on Plot 5. 



The following table shows the average crop in the five years 

 1904-8, and the average increase in girth. 











Average 



increase 







Average crop. 



in gii 



■th. 







Manure 



Manure 



IVIanure 









applied in 



applied 



in liquid 



applied 





liquid form. 



dry. 



form. 



dry. 



Plot. 





lb. 



lb. 



in. 



in. 



I (a) 



Sulphate of ammonia, potash, 













and lime 



60 *2 



123-4 



0*41 



o-45 



1 (b) 



Nitrate of soda, potash, and 













lime ... 



897 



135'S 



0'4I 



0'53 



2(a) 



Sulphate of ammonia, super- 

 phosphate, and lime 













I020 



I02-5 



0*46 



0-49 



2(b) 



Nitrate of soda, superphos- 













phate, and lime 



1 14*2 



8V1 



0-47 



o-53 



3 



Potash, superphosphate, and 













lime ... ... ... ... 



5'5 



9-0 



0-30 



0-24 



4(a) 



Lime ... 



97 



34*6 



O-36 



0-32 



4(b) 



Unmanured ... 



27*6 



23-4 



0-42 



o-35 



5 («) 



Potash, superphosphate, am- 













monia, and lime (heavy) ... 



290-3 



300-6 



o - 6i 



0-69 



S(b) 



Potash, superphosphate, ni- 













trate, and lime (heavy) 





294-2 



0-64 



0-63 



6(a) 



Potash, superphosphate, am- 













monia, and lime (light) 



1 192 



137-1 



0-55 



0-47 



6 (b) 



Potash, superphosphate, ni- 













trate, and lime (light) 



121-4 



142-8 



o'54 



o'54 



IMPORTATION AND OTHER REGULATIONS. 



Butter Legislation in Holland. — The Netherland Government has 

 recently issued Regulations regarding the Butter Act of 1908, which 

 came into force on the 1st January, 19 10.* 



The new legislation provides, inter alia, that no butter can be supplied 

 or exported if it contains less than 80 per cent, of butter-fat, and 

 margarine is similarly dealt with if, in determining the neutralising 

 figure of the volatile fatty acids in five grammes of melted fat, it 

 indicates a Reichert Wollny number greater than 10. The supply of 

 butter from premises where margarine is manufactured is prohibited, 

 except in special cases, which must be authorised officially. The fats 

 which may be kept on premises where butter is made are restricted to 

 (1) lubricating oil or other mineral oils or fats, (2) other lubricants 

 which are unfit for the adulteration of butter, and (3) butter colour. 

 Other oils and fats are permitted in a small quantity and for private use 

 to farmers who deal only with the milk of their own cows, provided 

 that they do not trade in margarine or other oils or fats suitable 

 for adulteration. Imported butter must bear a certificate of origin. 



The Regulations relating to the amount of water provide that it 

 must not exceed 16 per cent., whether the butter be salted or unsalted. 



* An English translation of the Act and Regulations can be consulted at the 

 Office of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 8, Whitehall Place, S.W. 



