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Notes on Agriculture Abroad. [may, 
pumps and ploughs. In the Southern Circle of the Central Provinces, 
chain-pumps, bullock-gears, and turn-wrest ploughs have been selling 
well, while in the Northern Circle there has been a brisk demand for 
winnowers. In Bombay, the chief descriptions of implements distributed 
are ploughs, chain-pumps, and chaff-cutters. In Bengal, the use of the 
Meston plough has extended considerably. In Burma, an improved type 
.of angle harrow has been found very suitable for the black cotton soil. 
Jin this province there is much need for a simple appliance for harvesting 
-.ground nut. — (Board of Trade Journal, April 20th, 191 1.) 
Demand for Fencing Material in South Africa.— A report by the 
Canadian Trade Commissioner at Durban states that the trade in 
fencing material in South Africa is most important, and is capable of 
expansion. An immense amount remains to be done before all the 
farms are properly fenced along the boundaries, and, as the tendency 
is towards subdividing the land, new boundaries will be formed. In 
addition to this, the progressive stock farmers are increasingly 
realising the advantage of dividing their grazing areas into camps. — 
(Board of Trade Journal, April 20th, 191 1.) 
Agricultural Machinery in Chile. — A report by H.M. Consul at 
Coquimbo, Chile (F.O. Reports, Annual Series, No. 4,632), states that 
there is an increasing demand for agricultural machinery in that dis- 
trict to supplement an ever-decreasing supply of farm labourers ; and 
although the aggregate quantity of machines of late imported is still 
insignificant, yet a beginning has been made, and implements of 
European and American make are more frequently seen than formerly. 
Only a small proportion of the machinery comes direct to Coquimbo, 
however, for the bulk is transhipped from Valparaiso, where British 
and other foreign makers have agencies established and machinery on 
view. The kind of machinery in demand will be seen from a list of 
the specimen implements exhibited at a show in 19 10, which included 
threshing, winnowing, and binding machines with and without motors, 
hay presses, drills, mowers, reapers, harrows, ploughs, horse shovels, 
chaff-cutters, farm tools, dairy implements, barbed wire, and light wind- 
mills for pumping. 
Budget of the United States Department of Agriculture for 1911-12. — 
The Budget of the United States Department of Agriculture for the 
Notes on ** ear en di n g J un e 30th, 19 12, which was 
Agriculture approved on March 4th, 191 1, amounts to 
Abroad ;£3>5 20 >8o°- The expenditure is two and a 
half times that sanctioned for the year 1905-6 
(/T 1, 394,300), and more than five times the amount for 1895-6 
(^659,000). 
The principal increase has taken place in the Forest Service, and of 
the total ^"483,000 represents the amount paid in salaries of foresters 
and other officials ; while the general expenditure on the forest service, 
including experiments in connection with forest fires, lumbering, timber 
testing and preserving, the afforestation of treeless regions, the main- 
tenance of nurseries, collection of seed, planting, and other expenses in 
connection with the various national forests amounts to ^565,500; 
while ^104,200 is provided for the improvement of the national forests 
