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admit them upon condition of their being slaughtered on 

 the spot, within a limited time, and with due regard 

 to the regulations in force for rendering harmless the 

 remains of suspected cattle, (c) the flesh of horses, asses, 

 and mules, to which the respiratory organs are attached,, 

 may be imported if it is certified by the nearest district 

 veterinary surgeon or his deputy to be fit for consumption. 

 II. As regards transit, — (a) horses, asses, and mules may be 

 introduced if, isolated from other cattle, they are con- 

 veyed away by railway immediately after disembarkation, 

 without any further change of conveyance, in separate, 

 closed, and sealed trucks ; (b) the flesh of such animals 

 may pass through the country if it is so packed that no 

 danger of infection can exist. 



Live Stock Census in Switzerland; 



According to the Zeitschrift filr Schweizerische Statistik. the 

 following are the results of the census of live-stock recently 

 taken in Switzerland, the figures for 1886" being added for 

 comparison : — 





1896. 



1886, 



Horses 



- Number 



108,529 



98,622 



Mules 





3,116 



2,742 



Asses 





1,735 



2,046 



Cattle 





1,304,788 



1,212,538 



Pigs 



" 5? 



565,781 



394,917 



Sheep 



J5 



271,432 



341,804 



Goats 



-„» „ 



414,968 



416,323 



Bee-hives 



>> 



253,108 



207,384 



It will be seen that horses, cattle, and pigs have considerably 

 increased. Sheep, on the other hand, show a marked decline^, 

 while the number of goats has remained almost stationary. 



Plum Culture in Bosnia. 



The Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina has published 

 information on " the Bosnian plum," from which the following 

 extracts have been reproduced in a recent volume of the United 

 States Consular Keports : — 



Bosnia holds a prominent position at present among the plum- 

 producing countries. The northern part of this province is 

 chiefly concerned in the production, as in this district the two 

 most important factors in the cultivation of the fruit are favour- 

 ably combined. The days are, as a rule, warm, and are followed 

 by cool dewy nights, and the soil consists of a calcareous loam, 

 which is drained by numerous streams and supplies the trees 



