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y66 Notes on Agriculture Abroad. [dec, 



Agriculture in Egypt. — A Report by Mr. W. H. Cadman, B.Sc, 

 F.C.S., on agriculture in Egypt in 1909, is included in Foreign Office 

 Report, Annual Series, No. 4554. Mr. Cadman .refers to the steps 

 which are being taken by the Egyptian Government and the Khedivial 

 Agricultural Society as regards scientific investigation, the develop- 

 ment of existing agricultural industries, and the introduction of 

 machinery. 



Agriculture in Germany: — The Report to the Foreign Office (Annual 

 Series, No. 4570) on the Trade and Commerce of the Consular District 

 of Frankfort for 1909-10, by Consul-General Sir Francis Oppenheimer, 

 contains a review of the agricultural conditions prevailing in Germany 

 during the year. Statistics are given showing the price of meat at 

 various markets, with particulars of the consumption and importation. 

 In the same way the conditions in the grain markets and in the 

 milling trade are discussed in some detail. 



Wool Production in Argentina. — The Nachrichten fiir Handel und 

 Industrie (Berlin) of November 1st states, on the authority of the 

 German Consul-General at Buenos Aires, that the production of wool 

 in Argentina for the twelve months ending September 30th last is 

 estimated at 186,800 tons, being 20 per cent, less than that of the 

 preceding twelve months. This diminution is accounted for by the 

 epidemic among the sheep, and the unusually light average weight of 

 the fleece. The principal markets for Argentine wool in 1909 in order 

 of importance were France, Germany, Belgium, and the United 

 Kingdom. (Board of Trade Journal, November 17th, 1910.) 



Cattle and Horse Breeding in Brazil. — Brazilian stock raisers are 

 awaking to the necessity of improving their national breed of cattle, 

 which is both deficient in size and in the production of milk. In the 

 districts served by the railways, a fair number of pedigree stock has 

 been imported from Europe and the United States, the principal object 

 being milk, and for this purpose British, Dutch, and Swiss cattle 

 have been imported. For the farther interior of the Republic, where 

 beef production is the main industry, a great many Indian animals 

 have been introduced, and the crossing of these with the national 

 breeds has resulted in a considerable increase in the weight of the 

 product. 



Redwater, or Texas fever, is the deadly enemy of imported 

 European cattle, the percentage of deaths being exceedingly high, so 

 that it is little to be wondered at that this importation has not de- 

 veloped to the same extent that it has in Argentina. The Indian 

 cattle are immune to this disease, hence the reason for their continued 

 importation. Latterly a few head of cattle, descendants of British 

 sires, have been imported from Uruguay, from districts where Texas 

 fever is prevalent, and these animals have proved to be immune to 

 the scourge. Should a remedy be found for Texas fever, there will be 

 a great development in the importation of British pedigree stock. 



Stock raising is a very profitable business in many States, owing 

 to the immense excellent natural pastures, the complete absence cf 

 prolonged droughts, and an ever-increasing demand for fresh beef, 

 which is rapidly supplanting the jerked beef imported in large quan- 

 tities from the River Plate. 



A great stimulus has been given to the much neglected industry 



