June 1896.] 



GENERAL AGRICULTURAL NOTES. 



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Under this law, the denomination (< honey/' is to be applied 

 solely to the substance produced by bees from the nectar 

 of flowers or other juices gathered from plants. Honey pro- 

 duced by bees feci with other substances (excepting such as are 

 supplied to them as provision for winter) must bear a denomina- 

 tion indicating the material given to the bees, as, for instance, 

 " honey from sugar," " honey from glucose," or " mixed honey." 



Honey substitutes and mixtures of honey with such substi- 

 tutes or with other foreign substances must be denoted " artificial 

 honey," or " honey mixed with," such and such substances ; or 

 some term not involving the word honey must be used. 



The sale of honey containing more than 1 per cent, of pollen, 

 wax, or other substances insoluble in water, or more than 0*5 per 

 cent, of mineral matter, and all spoilt honey, is prohibited. 

 Vessels containing honey or mixtures of honey, &c. must be 

 labelled in such manner as to specify the exact nature of the 

 contents, as defined by the present decree. 



Austrian Eegulations relating to the Importation 



of ANIMALS. 



The Board of Agriculture have received a communication 

 through the Foreign Office to the effect that consignments of 

 animals have of late frequently arrived at Austrian frontier 

 stations from Germany, without certificates or with defective 

 certificates. These consignments have sometimes come from 

 England, and only pass through Germany in transit. In order 

 to prevent animals exported from the United Kingdom being 

 turned back at the Austrian frontier, the Board have been 

 asked to draw the attention of exporters, shippers, and others to 

 the fact that the importation of horses and other live stock 

 across the western frontier of Austria is only permitted in cases 

 where certificates are produced showing that the animals were 

 in good health when despatched from the place of origin. These 

 certificates must be issued by the competent veterinary authority, 

 and they should state the number of animals, their description, and 

 any particular marks on them. There should also be a declaration 

 that the animals were in good health when exported, and that, 

 at the time of their despatch, there was no disease at the place 

 of their origin, or in the neighbourhood, which might be com- 

 municated to other animals of the same species. Animals which 

 are not accompanied by such certificates, or which are found 

 suffering from any contagious disease, will be turned back at 

 the frontier. 



