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Demand for Machinery Abroad. [nov., 



ticulars of any parcel of plants imported, as to name and address of 

 consignor, number and kind of the packages, names, quantities, varie- 

 ties, and grade marks of the plants and place of origin of each of 

 such plants. 



The importation of bees, their larvae, or eggs, and used apiaries and 

 apiary appliances is prohibited, and the Governor-General is empowered 

 to prohibit the introduction into the Union of any kind of exotic 

 animal. 



Importation into Sweden of Animal Products from Countries Infected 

 with Foot-and-Mouth Disease. — A decree of June 22nd, 191 1, prohibits 

 the importation into Sweden of the following animal products from 

 countries infected with Foot-and-Mouth Disease : — Unmelted tallow, 

 unmelted fat, snouts, blood and fresh bones, used implements, hay and 

 straw, entrails, hair, bristles, wool, horns, hoofs, and unprepared hides 

 and skins. 



Wool which has been washed and combed may, however, be im- 

 ported if accompanied by the certificate of a Swedish Consul or other 

 public authority at the port of shipment to the effect that the wool 

 has been so treated ; and the importation of entrails, hair, bristles, 

 wool, horns, hoofs, and unprepared hides and skins is permitted 

 through certain ports, if they have been factory cleaned, scraped, 

 washed, dried, and salted, as the case may be. They may also be 

 disinfected at the port of entry. 



The full text of the decree can be seen at the Offices of the Board, 

 8. Whitehall Place, S.W. 



Duty-free Admission of Machinery and Fertilisers into Turkey. — A 



decision of the Turkish Ministry of Finance towards the end of 1910 



allowing agricultural machinery and imple- 

 l)emand tor ments tQ be admitted int0 Turkey f ree of duty 

 Agricultural unfil August I4thj IgII> has now been fol . 

 Machinery lowed by a law> dated June ^ I9II> under 



Abroad. which these articles will continue to be ad- 



mitted duty-free. The new law also exempts chemical fertilisers from 

 duty. The law does not limit the period during which these conces- 

 sions are to remain in force. (Board of Trade Journal, September 

 21st, 1911.) 



Agricultural Machinery in Manchuria. — The British Acting Commer- 

 cial Attache* at Peking (Mr. H. H. Fox) states that according to informa- 

 tion received from the engineer of the Manchurian Government, 

 American manufacturers are endeavouring to introduce their agricul- 

 tural machinery into Manchuria, and are offering to sell steam ploughs, 

 reapers, &c, on long credit terms. 



The objections commonly urged against the employment of agri- 

 cultural machinery in China proper, viz. :— the small size of the farms 

 and fields, the lack of capital among the peasant proprietors, and the 

 extreme cheapness of agricultural labour — do not apply with equal force 

 to Manchuria, where farming operations are conducted on a large scale 

 and labour has to be imported and is not always available in sufficient 

 quantity. (Board of Trade Journal, September 21st, 191 1.) 



