1048 Notes on Agriculture Abroad. [ march > 



The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries gave notice on February 

 13th last that the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruc- 



Importation of tion for Ireland had decided in view of the 

 Animals Hav and satlsfactor y position of Great Britain in 

 Straw into Ireland !" egard * Foot-and-Mouth Disease, that (1) 

 r n j. t» -j. • importations into Ireland of ruminant 



from Great Britain. • , , . , , , 



animals and swine could be again allowed 



from any part of Great Britain, subject to the ordinary conditions 

 applying in such cases; and (2) the restrictions on landing in Ireland 

 of British-grown hay and straw need not further be maintained. 



The Orders prohibiting the landing in Ireland of hay and straw 

 from foreign countries in which Foot-and-Mouth Disease exists con- 

 tinue in force. 



Part II. of the Agricultural Statistics for 191 1 [Cd. 6056, price 4^.] 

 has recently been issued by the Board, and contains the returns as to the 

 yields of crops in Great Britain in 191 1, corn- 

 Produce of Crops piled from the estimates furnished by the 

 in Great Britain. Board's Crop Reporters, together with sum- 

 maries for the United Kingdom. Preliminary 

 statements showing the estimated average yield per acre and total pro- 

 duction of the various crops were issued for hops on October 12th ; for 

 corn, pulse, and hay on November 3rd ; and for potatoes and roots on 

 November 29th, 191 1. 



MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



Importation of Australian Mutton into Germany. — H.M. Vice-Consul 

 at Leipzig (Mr. Turner) reports that, in connec- 

 JMOtes on t j Qn w - t j 1 ^6 high price of meat in Germany, 



Agriculture che Butchers' Guild of Chemnitz recently made 



Abroad. t ^ e experiment of importing a quantity of 



Australian mutton. A demonstration of the manner of cooking the mutton 

 was given, and the meat was subsequently disposed of to the public at 

 prices ranging from 75 pfennigs (9^.) to 65 pfennigs (Sd.) a pound. It is 

 believed that this experiment is the first of its kind in Germany. 

 Should it seem likely that Australian meat could be satisfactorily 

 disposed of in Germany, British houses interested in the industry 

 might find it to their advantage to turn their attention to this market. 



H.M. Vice-Consul is of opinion that opposition would probably be 

 met with from the agricultural interests, and that difficulties would also 

 be encountered both in accustoming the population to the use of 

 frozen meat and in the provision of suitable storage facilities, especially 

 during the summer months. 



Potato Drying in Germany. — The problem of the proper utilisation of 

 the surplus potato crop in Germany has been to some extent solved in 

 recent years by the introduction of satisfactory methods of potato drying. 

 In 1908 the total potato crop of Germany amounted to 915 million cwt., 

 and of this it is estimated that about 256 million cwt. were used for 



