In Gneiger former boring Operations at a depth of 60 metres- (undertaken by the Jewish National Fund) have been discontinued and new operations begun. In Tel Adassim a volume of 50 cubic metres per hour has been found. In Moshav Balfouria a…

WESTERN EMEK CONDITION OF LOCAL WATER SUPPLY BORING BEFORE 1933 SINCE 1933 AT PRESENT WITHOUT SUCCESS VOLUME OF WATER PER HOUR 5-10 eu. m. 10-30 „ „ „ „ „ above 30 „ BOUNDARIES OF THE JEWISH PROPERTY n o •mjrt) n p"Q a n .-nnij-ni cnan-n ri…

The Organising Department dealt with the parcelling out of the land among the prospective settlers, the selection of the human material, the drawing up of schemes and their carrying out,, supplying agricultural information, assisting the De…

of German Jews and the Labour Department, buildingoperations on a larger scale have actually begun. During the period under review, six apartment buildings have been constructed, containing 144 flats, and eight more buildings containing 192…

co-operation between research work and practice and thus give the fanners of the settlement the benefits of the results obtained from various scientific experiments in methods of cultivation, rotation of crops, foodstuffs, irrigation, metho…

B. The work of the Cattle-Breeding Section. 1. Instruction and advice on treating and feeding milk cows. 2. Instruction in the acquisition and selection of cattle, etc. 3. Three specialised courses which were attended by 120 people. These c…

5. Visits to the settlements for the selection of eggs suitable for incubation, and pedigree fowls. 6. The drawing up of a Pedigree Book in conjunction with the Association of Poultry-breeders. 7. Meeting poultry-breeders for discussion on …

The Extension Service in this branch included the f ollowing : 1. Visits to the settlements, and giving advice on the handling of machinery, its upkeep, etc. 2. Giving technical assistance in special cases. 3. Advice and instructions to the…

The principle of " self-work " was paramount, and the area of land per settler was limited, so that the settler and his family might be able to cultivate it without having to employ outside labour, a procedure which entails expenses and exp…

only agriculture but also other branches in the villages and towns. At the same time, on parallel lines, smallholding settlements based on individualistic lines were established. <d. The Training of Settlers. Simultaneously with the extensi…

A part of these groups succeeded in becoming permanent members either of smallholding settlements or of Kyutzoth, and a part settled permanently near the larger colonies, and owing to loans obtained from various public and private companies…

Service and the settlers themselves helped to create harmony between theory based on research and practice. While the farmer was doing his work in the field, the scientist of the Experimental Station collected material, and, on the basis of…

(ii) The herds in 39 settlements during the period under review. ÙT3 I* V No. of Settl ments accor ing to their type. Cows. Cost in £P. Calves of one year and over. Cost in £P. Calves und one year. Cost in £P. Bulls. Cost in £P. Total Herd.…

Table la. Cattle Herds in the Kvutzoth of Keren Hayesod, at beginning oe 1935. Name of u £ r of over ar. r of up to ar. 1 Head. w o In a~ o Settlement. <u p & O a v ,„ <D j= S >> a tL> 1) S a "ph Ji" Su I- <-i o Cost £P. Num Calv Cost £P. l…

Table Ib. Cattle Herds in the Small-holding Settlements of tpie Keren Hayesod at beginning of 1935. u 4H U «4-1 U T3 Name of u ai ° > Ù Sh ° C3 OftJ Id 3 a K o U t/i 0 Settlement. ft V « S ft •s £ u ft ' "ft tu—* -2 "3 "ft 0 a > ««rt Ë > c …

Calves up to 1 year, according to pedigree Total LOCMCNI-H^-OC"-rHCq03CMLOCOO CO rH Iß I> I> CO CO HHCO t-H CO lO Various oo fW^cc i* I I i i s M P S IS Ie- Ie* 1 1! 1 1 1 1 438 J 46 I D.S. IONHOCÛCONHCO 1 CM Iß CO O lO H CO I>'t CM CO 1 CO…

Absolute and Average Yield in Year 1933/34 in Kvutzoth. Name of Settlement. Average Milch Cows. Total Quantity m Litres. Average per Cow. % of Fat. 1. Kiryath-Anavim 97 496,000 5,100 2. Gan-Shmuel ... ... 21 99,000 4,730 4.10 3. Mishmar-Hae…

The average yield in all the settlements is comparatively high, although the yield is considerably better in the Kvutzoth than in the Smallholding Settlements. This is not due to neglect, but merely because many of the Smallholding Settleme…

The following table shows the record yields of a number of cows, and these can be compared to the yields of the best pedigrees in Europe : 70 cows produced in one year 4500-5000 litres. 49 „ „ „ „ 5000-5500 „ 35 „ „ „ „ 5500-6000 „ 18 „ „ „…

Table 4a. Income from Milk in Smallholding Settlements in 5694. Total Price per Name. Litres Income Litre in Milk. in £P. Milles. 1. Ataroth ........... 538,000 9,357.000 17.4 2. Ben-Shemen ........ 298,000 4,768.000 16.0 3. Kfar-Malal ....…