The average annual yield of milk of 45 cows was 3,720 litres per cow, the maximum yield 6,500 litres and the minimum yield 2,800 litres. The percentage of fat fluctuates between 4.3 to 3.6. The experiments demonstrated the advantages of pur…

Table 5. Income and Expenditure of Poultry-Coops in 5694 in Kvutzoth. No. of Income Expenditure Profit Loss fowls. in£P. in £P. in£P. in£P. Kiryath-Anavim... 2,456 1,902,919 2,183,683 _ 280.764 Gan-Shmuel 914 665,523 621,986 43,537 — Mishma…

f* These yields were obtained after years of experimenting. The tendency to increase the production of their own food is prevalent in all the settlements. 8. Problems confronting the Farmers. (a) Cattle breeds. The question of selecting the…

head of Jewish population, while other producers (Germans, Arabs and private Jews) sold 23 litres per head. Milk products, mainly butter, to the extent of 120-140 litres per head were imported from abroad. It appears that the consumption pe…

B. Poultry. 1. The first Jewish settlers did not regard poultry breeding to be a paying concern, and they paid no special attention to the few fowls which they had on their farms. The number of eggs laid was very few : 50-60 eggs per head p…

4. Poultry breeding in the Kvutzoth. The number of hens per family in the Kvutzoth varies from 25 to 100. The minimum of hens per Kvutzah is 1,000, and in some there are over 2,000. A large area is required for the incubating of thousands o…

17. Ein-Harod ............ 1,560 18. Kiryath-Anavim ............ 944 19. Tel-Joseph............... 1,820 20. Kfar-Ezekiel ............ 2,614 21. Kfar-Joshua ............ 1,240 22. Nahalal ............... 2,409 Total 25,416 6. Food for the P…

C. Vegetable Growing. 1. Vegetable growing is a comparatively new branch in the settlements. The old colonies and the Jewish National Fund farms paid very little attention to vegetables, and only with the development of irrigation on larger…

which interest the Jewish settler, a choice must be made of those which do not come within the range of vegetables in the extensive farms. The vegetables grown by Arabs are : summer tomatoes, cucumbers, water melons, cabbages and cauliflowe…

potatoes on light soil proved successful. Two to three tons, and in some cases 3^ tons per dunam, are produced, while on heavy soils, the yield is about half of this. In some cases a dunam of potatoes produced an income of £P. 25-35. The ra…

(a) The Vine. The cultivation of table grapes suffered many setbacks in the first years. The market was not accustomed to this fruit, the settler had not yet learned to preserve the tree and fruit well, nor had he learned the art of packing…

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(d) Bananas. Thanks to favourable climate, suitable soil and cheap water,, the banana plantations in the Jordan valley produced very satisfactory results. The area of banana plantations in the settlements, is 94 dunams. The Plantations area…

: Loss. £P. 162.587 11.590 126.148 248.406 34.288 Irrigated Fodder Fields. Profit. £P. 18.439 7.945 a9i nni 4^1.UUo 467.454 Expenditure. £P. 136.561 653.007 848.031 1,359.668 2,087.134 908.812 1,119.153 1 -ÎQA 1,0/Z.ooU 1,411.223 1,077.479 …

Progress is also noticeable in the production of hay under irrigation. Lucerne is not yet taking its appropriate place in the Jewish farm, as the best methods of cultivation, irrigation, etc., have not yet been established. On the other han…

ment. The sufferings and losses of the settlers who were obliged after many years of hard work to walk for miles with their cattle to find a supply of water for their household and stable, are indescribable. It was obvious that a fundamenta…

conditions. The report submitted by this company states that from August, 1933, to May, 1935, the Geophysical company carried out prospecting in forty-four settlements, covering an area of 95,000 dunams, and that a hydraulic chart has been …

w a H Tt- On &î Hi 65,354.566 123,455.538 18,826.745 12,290.248 25,500.000 12,041.036 4,251.000 11,188.459 1,576.722 3,181.153 5,000.236 7,694.672 m Qucmtity. \0O*—i O O O cotn ■torOr-iuT^CJiiO vo o oo^oq^ co"o"o"o" r-H O CM CM '-f-' crfu-T…

7. Conclusion. The Jewish colonisation work is as yet in its initial stages of development. The progress achieved under very trying conditions is not insignificant. Many difficult and complicated problems have yet to be faced by the settler…

D.—REPORT OF THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT. 1. Trade and industry in Palestine have advanced greatly in the two years since the 18th Congress. While in 1933 there were in Palestine 3,386 factories and workships, employing 19,510 persons…