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birds are destroyed, and no compensation is paid to the owner. The 

 transport of live poultry on railways can only be effected in railway 

 carriages or in coops, closed with leaden seals, so constructed that the 

 litter, food, and droppings cannot fall out. 



Agricultural Machinery in France. — H.M. Consul at Bordeaux, in 

 reporting on the trade of that district in 1910 (F.O. Reports, Annual 

 Series, No. 4,659), states that the shortage 

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Agricultural in a g r i cu i tU ral implements in general, and left 



Machinery Abroad. stocks on dealers' hands, with the result that 

 fewer orders', particularly for harvesting machines, will be given in 

 191 1. The American International Harvester Company, who have built 

 works at Croix, near Lille, are turning out mowers and reapers 

 of the same models and names as those previously imported. When in 

 full working order they will be in a position to turn out annually some 

 20,000 mowers of their different types, on which they will save about 

 25 per cent, on the selling price in freight, duty, and other expenses. 

 The British steam threshing machinery trade must also expect to suffer 

 in future from competition at the hands of the Vierzon manufacturers, 

 who are turning out good, light machines at very low prices. 



Agricultural Machinery in Turkey. — According to the Handelsmuseum 

 (Vienna) of May 18th, the Austrian Consul in Smyrna reports that 

 there are exceptionally good openings for agricultural machinery in the 

 interior of Asia Minor, particularly in the vilayet of Konia. A German 

 agricultural machinery dep6t which was established a short time ago 

 in Konia has been a great success. The farmers of Anatolia were 

 particularly impressed by the fact that, although there was an excellent 

 harvest in 19 10, a large portion of the crops was wasted owing to 

 scarcity of labour and of labour-saving implements. Further, irriga- 

 tion schemes are being proceeded with, the object ^eing to bring more 

 land under cultivation, so that there is every prospect of a good trade 

 in agricultural implements during the next few years. Manufacturers 

 would be well advised, says the Austrian Consul, to combine for the 

 purpose of sending an experienced traveller to the above-mentioned 

 districts, in order to become fully acquainted with the conditions of 

 the market. (Board of Trade Journal, May 25th, 1911.) 



Agricultural Machinery in Siam. — A report on the exhibition which 

 was held at Bangkok in April last (see Journal, January, 191 1, p. 860) 

 has been received from the Acting-Consul at that town (Mr. J. Crosby). 



It appears that the feature of the agricultural machinery section 

 was an extensive display of ploughs, so arranged as to contrast the 

 native wooden article with light steel ploughs from Europe or America. 

 Ploughing trials conducted on the experimental farm organised near 

 the exhibition grounds demonstrated the great superiority of the latter 

 type of implement over the native one. The steel ploughs are suitable 

 for traction by one or two buffaloes, and they are said to weigh only 

 a few pounds more than the wooden plough of the country, whilst I 

 their average price is no higher. H.M. Vice-Consul is of opinion that 

 these ploughs should find a good market in Bangkok, and states that | 

 the Siamese Ministry of Agriculture is endeavouring to encourage their 



