STOCK-BREEDING. This industry is in a back ward state. The only branch that may he said to be carried on in a rational way is the of horses and horned cattle in the northern part of the country. The exports of horses, cattle. sheep, and swine, though small, exceed the im ports. The production of wool is nearly 10. 000.000 kilograms annually, but this is not suffi cient to satisfy the domestic demand. Sheep raising is carried on most extensively in the poorer province> of Sonthern Italy. In Northern or Continental Italy extensive methods of cattle There do not seem to be any noteworthy changes in the orange and lemon industry, the average raising are followed. and stall feeding is mon, but in peninsular and insular Italy open field grazing prevails. In the north there is a considerable trade in dairy products, especially cheese—Gorgonzola, Parmesan, and St racch ino being among the famous brands. Cotiperative
methods are extensively used in the dairy indus try. The raising of goats is confined to the hilly regions. Poultry and eggs are produced in large quantities and exported. The following table shows the number of live stock in Italy at dif ferent periods: 5000 persons, and the value of its annual produc tion exceeds $8.000.000, the most important article of that industry being sulphuric at-id, the annual output of eh exceeds 140.000 tons, The paper and leather industries employ about 20.000 people, and the manufacture of straw bats and other straw-plaited goods gives employ ment to several thousand persons.
The manufacture of tobaceo and of salt aro Government monopolies. The annual output of The value of the products of the live-stock industry of Italy is estimated at about $285, 000,000 per annum.