This is becoming most important industry along the Eastern Section fof the Chinese Eastern Railway, and Passengers travelling eastwards towards Vladivostok, cannot fail to remark the number of rice-fuds which begin after two hours train-ride from Harbin. The growing particularly intensive in the Haili-Niguta district, where there are now installed some small rice-cleaning mills, The quality of the rice is: preferred by the natives "to that coming from Norta Korea besides being cheaper. The principal] cultivators are Koreans, who, how-fever, employ Chinese labour. "This year thanks to the rains the yield-is said to be over 300 ponds per deciatine, which is considered very satisfactory, 'A. local "Russo-Japans taking, which owns distllert placed'an order with the Germ firm of Krupp for a bean oil mill which will extract the of by means of a chemical process. The oil: is afterwards refined and is said to be much purer and better than that extracted by means of hydraulic means, The refined bean-il is now' being largely used for cooking and] other purposes and is growing Jpopolarity. The residue from the: beans. bean meal, will be used for. esting purposes, for it has been found to have more nutritive qualities than, meat.
The mill is expected to be erected Jand in working order by the beginning of next year.
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