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GENERAL AGRICULTURAL NOTES. [Sept. 1896. 



It seems that the cost of raising wheat in New South Wales 

 depends entirely upon the size of the holding. A large farm 

 with first-class agricultural appliances is capable of being worked 

 at nearly half the cost of a small one, and in cases where the 

 initial expenses of suitable machinery have been disbursed, the 

 cost of production varies from Is. to Is. Sd. per bushel. Leaving 

 out of consideration rent, interest, and carriage, the cost of 

 growing wheat in New South Wales is estimated to be approxi- 

 mately as follows : — On large farms with first-class appliances, 

 15s. 6d. per acre ; on moderate sized farms with good appliances, 

 20s. per acre ; and on small farms, 27s. per acre. 



The rates given include seed, expenses incurred in the pre- 

 paration of land for cropping, and in sowing and harvesting, as 

 well as depreciation in stock and appliances. The cost or bags 

 is, however, not included. 



Live Stock Trade of Uruguay. 



According to a statement which appeared in a recent number 

 of La Agricultura, the exports of live stock from Uruguay in 

 1895 comprised 95,387 cattle, 234,898 sheep, 4,941 swine, and 

 26,174 horses, while the imports included 265,943 cattle, 23,082 

 sheep, 27 swine, and 2,683 horses. As regards the exports, 

 94,085 cattle and 143,536 sheep were consigned to Brazil ; 514 

 cattle and 86,421 sheep to Argentina, and 788 cattle to the 

 United Kingdom. 



The exports of sheep in 1895 were the largest recorded for 

 many years, and exceeded those of the previous year by nearly 

 184,000 head. During the past 15 years the exports of this 

 class of stock from Uruguay have exceeded 100,000 on only three 

 occasions, viz., in 1882, 1885, and J 892, when the numbers 

 were 110,000, 153,000, and 123,000 respectively. 



Importation of Horses into Holland. 



By an order issued by the Dutch Ministries of the Interior 

 and of Finance, the importation into and transit through Holland 

 of horses, asses, and mules from Great Britain and Ireland, as 

 well as the flesh of such animals, is prohibited after the 5th July 

 1896. Exceptions to this prohibition will only be made in the 

 following cases : — 



I. As regards importation, — Horses, asses, and mules may be 

 imported (a) when bought for the army on account of 

 the State, (b) if they are certified by the nearest district 

 veterinary surgeon or his deputy to be free from all 

 suspicion of glanders. District veterinary surgeons and 

 their deputies are authorised,, in the case of suspected 

 animals, to cause them to be subjected to injection with 

 mallein, at the expense of the interested party, or to 



