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Miscellaneous Notes. 



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Agricultural Machinery, Adrianople, Turkey. — H.M. Consul at 

 Adrianople (Major L. L. R. Samson), in his Report for 1909 (F.O. 

 Reports, Annual Series, No. 4463), states that the more important 

 agricultural machines, such as threshing machines, which are supplied 

 by British firms, have been practically unsaleable owing to the scarcity 

 of money amongst agriculturists. Ploughs of German make can now 

 be purchased as cheaply as £1 apiece, and sales of these have amounted 

 to about ^"1,500. 



Opening for Machinery in the Transvaal. — H.M. Trade Commis- 

 sioner for South Africa (Mr. R. Sothern Holland) reports that Dr. W. 

 Macdonald, who was deputed by the Transvaal Government to attend 

 the third annual meeting of the Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress, 

 held in Wyoming, United States of America, has, as a result of his 

 visit, recommended that a "dry farming" division should be at once 

 established in the Transvaal Department of Agriculture, and that the 

 Government should acquire a steam or gasoline direct traction engine 

 for the use of this division. 



H.M. Trade Commissioner suggests that British manufacturers in- 

 terested should put themselves in communication with Dr. Macdonald, 

 giving evidence of their ability to supply engines and tackle equal in 

 efficiency and economy to the American machinery that the latter gentle- 

 man had an opportunity of inspecting during his tour in America. Mr. 

 Holland points out that, in the event of the Transvaal Government 

 establishing an experimental station in accordance with Dr. Mac- 

 donald's suggestion, the plant employed there with success is likely 

 to be regarded by Transvaal farmers adopting the method of dry 

 farming as suitable for their own use. 



A copy of the report by Dr. Macdonald to his Government, contain- 

 ing descriptions of American agricultural machinery inspected by him, 

 may be seen by British firms at the Commercial Intelligence Branch 

 of the Board of Trade, 73 Basinghall Street, London, E.C. — (Board 

 of Trade Journal, June 9th, 1910,) 



Agency for Sale of Fertilisers, Machinery, and Live Stock in Spain, 

 — The British Acting Consul at Bilbao (Mr. J. Innes) reports that a 

 firm at that place desire to obtain the agency of important British 

 manufacturers and exporters of artificial manures, preferably those 

 not already represented in Spain. The same firm also wish to repre- 

 sent British makers of agricultural and dairy machinery and accesso- 

 ries, and breeders of cattle, sheep, and poultry. 



Communications regarding the above should be addressed to the 

 British Consulate, Bilbao. — (Board of Trade Journal, June 9th, 19 10.) 



Agricultural Machinery in the North of Spain. — H.M. Consul at 

 Corunna (Mr. F. Medhurst), in his Report for 1909 (F.O. Reports, 

 Annual Series, No. 4461), states that the demand for agricultural 

 machinery is very small, but latterly that for small threshing machinery 

 has increased somewhat. Much of the threshing is still performed 

 with flails, but Germany and France supply cheap hand-threshing 

 I machines. The model most in demand appears to be a German make. 

 I The machines weigh only 470 kilogs., and are retailed in Corunna 

 I at ;£ r 9 10s - (without horse gear). Another machine of the same type, 

 weighing 245 kilogs., to be worked by hand only, is sold at £7 15s. 



The Report by the British Vice-Consul at Gijon, Province of 



