Milk Supply.—The aver: e da milk production was 23.540 increase of 0.02 per cent. month's figures and a dei 33.38 per cent. as compared with the responding month last year.
The ay daily cream produ tion was 315 16, as compared with 261 Ib, for last month, an increase of 20.68 per cent. The daty production of butter was 34 10. In addition to the above. 500 lb. of reconstructe milk (including 200 Ib. of chocolate milk) was produced Newmilks by (1936) Limited.
Seventeen were issued.
Departmenta! Notices Of 76 samples for chemical analysis, eight were unsatisfactory, while eleven (five Grade "A", five Grade B" and one unlicensed) out c samples taken for bacteriological examination were below standard.
Disposal of Dairy Animals.—There was one death from anthrax. two from tuberculosis, three from pneu ona and seven from various othe rouses Veterinary Examinations (Dairies).
-Routine "veterinary examinations were carried out on 756 animals exhibiting pathological conditions: 102 animals were tuberculin tested, wi only one positive reactor Meat Supply.—This month pntinuation Abattoir activities resumed last mor th a 170 animals, compri 34 exi buffaloes, three horses and 95
Oxen, calves and sheep continue ree and it is doubtful ed supplies will be evil some time to come There was a slight drop in the kill the private pig slaughterhouses 167 as against 26.626 last Additional kills were 2 horses, five oxen and four Fair supplies of dressed beef pork and mutton continue to r City from Tsingtao and rive: poi this meat bei g Te-inspected prior to being released.
Meat Market and Cold Storage Meat received in the cold storage plant totalled 269.088 1o. With drawal totalled 272.025 Ib. leaving a stock of 122,807 Ib. in storage at the end of the month Emergency Food Supply—The importation of foodstuffs dropped con: siderably this month owing to mili tary operations at river ports. Thus there was a reduction of more than 4.000 pigs and 2,174 goats imported as compared with figures for February Main items of import were 444 oxen, 957 goats, 83 buffaloes, 29,316 263 baskets of chickens, 40,894 xz Anu erica's New Super "Fly ing Fortress"
The visit of the British Air Ministry Mission to the United States to study the question of buying American aeroplanes in order to complete the R.A.F. re-armament programme makes this photograph unusually interesting.
It is a close-up of the United States army's new giant experimental bombing plane, known officially as XB-15, on a test flight near Wright Fieldy Dayton. Ohio. It is the largest land plane yet built in the United States and its formidable armament can plainly 1 be seen. of eggs, sal 2.626 bass of pork and over 1,000 bags of n cellaneous foodstuffs.
The bulk of the above-mentioned foodstuffs was imported from—Tungchow Waung Kaung and Tsungkicng Fewer pigs were found dead rival, indicating that is taken in trans po end overseers were on constant duty at Bund pontoons and pig kongs to prevent cruelty to animals and to eliminate as far as possible tra eking in uninspected foodstuffs,
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