1910.] Production of Sulphate of Ammonia. * 745 



at the Agricultural and Horticultural Colleges at Berlin, 

 Bonn-Poppelsdorf, Bromberg, Proskau, : Geisenheim, and 

 Engers amount approximately to ,£72,000, the balance of 

 the sum allotted for agricultural education being made up 

 of grants to agricultural secondary schools, continuation 

 schools and courses, and funds for scientific and teaching 

 purposes. 



The sum of ,£271,000 for veterinary matters includes 

 ,£31,000 for the Veterinary High Schools at Berlin and 

 Hanover, but the bulk of this amount is accounted for by 

 the cost of the local veterinary service, i.e., the salaries and 

 expenses of 36 departmental and 476 district veterinary 

 surgeons, and the inspection of meat passing through the 

 inland custom houses. 



The outlay on cattle and horse breeding, which amounts to 

 ,£234,600, is made up of four sums, the largest being one of 

 ,£150,000 for prizes for horse races, towards which ,£138,800 

 is contributed from the betting taxes. The breeding of 

 horses is promoted by prizes or premiums for rearing 

 stallions and mares belonging either to societies or private- 

 individuals, and also by premiums for the importation of 

 thoroughbreds for stud purposes, the sum allotted for these 

 purposes being ^"30,000. The promotion of poultry breed- 

 ing, especially on peasant farms (,£6,750), is also included 

 under this head, as well as a general grant of ,£47,500 for 

 promoting the breeding of other farm animals and for the 

 encouragement of the dairy industry. 



The supplementary grants in Prussia for 1910 amounted 

 to ,£400,000, and the total vote for the Ministry of 

 Agriculture in that year was ^2,072,202. 



The report of the Chief Inspector of Alkali, &c, Works 

 for 1909 (H.C. 191, 19 10), shows that there were 536 works 

 or separate processes for the manufac- 

 Production of Sulphate ture of sulphate or muriate of ammonia 

 of Ammonia. in England and Wales. The number 

 has steadily increased from 449 in 1904. 

 In Scotland the number of such works was 101. There were 

 also 55 gas liquor works in England and six in Scotland. 

 Sulphate of ammonia is chiefly obtained as a bye-product 



