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Vegetables in Italy. 



that year, of the regulations concerning the storing of goods 

 in warehouses, which laid do^vn the general principles to 

 be observed in controlling the operations of granaries. 

 Each particular elevator has, in addition, its own special 

 rules, dependent upon local circumstances ; those owned 

 by railways are modelled upon the ordinary laws affecting- 

 railway depots. Elevators where grain is mixed are under 

 the control of the corn inspectors, and special regulations 

 are in force concerning the sorting of the grain brought 

 in ; these regulations have up to the present been framed 

 separately for each elevator, and are only valid pending 

 the enactment of general regulations upon the subject. 

 The operations undertaken by these granaries consist in 

 discharging the grain into their store-rooms, weighing, 

 storing, ventilating, weighing it again when taken out, 

 loading it in sacks or on trucks, and cleaning, if desired. 

 The price charged varies, but the average does not exceed 

 2id. or 2|d. per cwt., including storage during one month. 

 The proprietors of the elevators may also issue documents 

 concerning the sale of, and loans on, the grain stored ; in 

 some cases they are also empowered to issue warrants and 

 execute orders on commission. 



Upwards of thirty per cent, of the peas, lentils, beans, 



these provinces contributed 3,731,000 bushels. In 1895 the 

 production was 11,220,000 bushels. The area under these 

 crops has considerably increased since 1870, the average for 

 1870-74 being 1,608,000 acres, whilst in the three years 

 1893-95 it was 2,113,000 acres. The export of dried 

 vegetables was 498,000 cwts. in 1895 and 794,000 cwts. 

 in 1896, principally to Spain and Portugal, and in smaller 

 quantities to Switzerland, Austria, Great Britain, and France. 

 No statistics are available as to the production of fresh 

 vegetables, but it is believed that their cultivation is 



Pulse 

 and Vegetables 

 in Italy. 



and other pulse crops cultivated in 

 Italy are grown in the Neapolitan 

 provinces; the total production in 1894 

 is put at 12,526,000 bushels, of which 



