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provided that the principal Officer of Customs may, at his discretion, 

 allow such diseased or suspected animals to be landed and detained 

 in quarantine at such place, and for such a time, as he may deem 

 necessary. Any horse, ass, or mule showing definite evidence of being 

 affected with glanders or farcy shall be destroyed, and any animal show- 

 ing definite evidence of other disease may be destroyed, if deemed neces- 

 sary, with the special authority of the Government Agent. Compensation 

 may be paid in respect of animals destroyed, such amount to be half the 

 assessed value of the animal immediately before it was destroyed, pro- 

 vided that the sum paid shall not exceed 350 rupees for a horse or 

 75 rupees for an ass or mule (Board of Trade Journal, March 30th, 191 1). 



Agricultural Machinery in Roumania. — The Nachrichten fur Handel 

 (Berlin) of February 28th, contains a report by the German Vice- 



considers it very advisable to establish repair shops at one or more 

 Roumanian centres. (Board of Trade Journal, March 16th, 191 1.) 



Agricultural Machinery in India. — Some information as to agricultural 

 machinery and implements in India is given in the report of the 

 Inspector-General of Agriculture on the progress of agriculture for the 

 year 1909-10. 



It is stated that progress must take place rather along the lines of 

 improvement of the indigenous types of agricultural implements than 

 by the introduction of those which have been found suitable in Europe. 

 The demand in India is for light and simply constructed implements, 

 capable of being repaired locally, and suitable for bullock traction. For 

 these reasons, in addition to that of their cost, heavy European imple- 

 ments have in most cases been found unsuitable for India. The agri- 

 cultural associations which have been formed in the various provinces 

 have given much help in the introduction of useful implements and 

 machines, while the agricultural shows and exhibitions that are being 

 held all over India have also been instrumental in popularising their 

 use. In certain provinces, owing to the increasing cost of labour, the 

 need for labour-saving appliances becomes greater every year. 



In the Punjab as many as 72 reapers were sold in 1908-9, each 

 costing 255 rupees (£17), and the new machines have mostly gone to 

 the same districts as those bought in the previous year. Co-operative 

 purchasing has increased considerably, the number of partners ranging 

 from three to as many as ten. A new type of winnower designed for 

 dealing directly with the bhusa and grain mixture on the threshing- 

 floor has been tried by the Department of Agriculture with excellent 

 results. The problem of implements for wheat threshing has been 

 left in the hands of private engineering firms. Experiments made by 

 the Department at Lyallpur, however, have led to the hope that it 

 may be possible to produce a moderately cheap bullock-power threshing 

 machine that might become popular. A light furrow turning plough, 

 costing from 26 rupees 8 annas to 30 rupees (^7i 15s. to £2), has been 

 found a success, as also a specially designed spring tooth harrow. 



In the United Provinces the principal demand is for low chain- 



Demand for 

 Agricultural 

 Machinery. 



Consul at Craiova, from which it appears 

 that there is a great demand in Roumania 

 for agricultural machinery and accessories. 

 In this connection the German Vice-Consul 



