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81 plums and other stone-fruits are sent by rail and water to large German towns, dessert fruits are packed in baskets and exported in large quantities to Russia, Norway and Sweden. The United Kingdom imports dried plums. The centre of the fruit export trade in Bohemia is the market of Lovosice (Lobositz).

LIVE STOCK.

Cattle rearing has reached considerable importance in Bohemia and much care and attention is bestowed on the subject. Cattle of good stock are imported from foreign countries (especially from Switzerland and Baden, pigs from England) for breeding purposes.

In the year 1904, there were in Bohemia

The export of cattle from Bohemia is chiefly to the German states on its frontier and consists principally of milk-cows, young oxen and cattle for slaughter. Germany is also a large importer of eggs from Bohemia, the United Kingdom ranking next.

GAME.

Game of all sorts is very plentiful in Bohemia, and fish culture is extensively carried on by great landowners. Game is exported to Germany, Belgium and Great Britain.

BEE KEEPING HIVES.

The number of bee-hives in Bohemia in the year 1900 was 199,604, and the production of honey in the year 1905 about 1322 tons.

AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES.

The agricultural wealth of Bohemia forms the basis for the following important industries: sugar-manufacture, beer brewing and malting, and spirit industry. 6