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a military basis, and possessing a large reserve. In time of war it would be emplo3ed on tin; lines of commnnication, and would assist in garrisoning the fortresses.
The Belgian infantry is armed with the Mauser rifle. The field artillery has the shielded Krupp q. -f. gun, calibre 7 "5 cm.
Peace establishment of the army in 1912, by arms of the service : —
Officers
Administration
Staffs .
Infantry
Cavalry
Artillery
Engineers
Train .
Medical and other Services
272 118 1,745 304 636 1G4 29 275
Total
,543
Men
Horses
485
25,070 5,362 8,316 1,548 290 2,010
21 234
272
5,530
3,607
49
331
64
43,031
10,108
The military budget of Belgium in 1912 (eftective services only) amounted to 2,594,000/.
The army estimates for 1913 amounted to 81,497,265 francs (3,259, 890Z.) A portion of the total is assigned for aviation purposes. Belgium has no navy.
Production and Industry. I. Agriculture.
In each province there is an official Agricultural Commission, delegates from which, along with specialists, form a supreme council of agriculture.
Of the total area, 2,945,589 hectares, 1,736,174 are under cultivation, 521,495 under forest, 190,444 fallow or uncultivated, the rest roads, marshes, rivers, &c.
The following figures show the yield of the chief crops for three years : —
Crop
Acreage
Produce in cwts.
1909
Wheat
Barley
Oats
Rye
Potatoes.
B^et (sugar)
Tobacco .
389,680 87,448 618,058 636, V 29 346,203 144.344 9,445
1910
1911
380,380
377,910
79,040
85,215
617,500
605,150 !
629,850
629,850
469,300
—
163,267
147,466
14,326
9,880
1909
7,821,111
1,959,807
12,348.300
11,573,731
2,419,«4S 1
1,564,118 1
173,831
1910
6,667,100
1,605,771
11,561,161
11,030,679
2,804,1961
1,944,6-271
211,751
1911
7,828,136
1,968,841
11,812,062
11,541,482
1,452,279 J 196,786
1 Tons.
The average value of the total products of the forests is about 21,653,482 francs.
On December 31, 1909, there were 255,229 horses, 1,856,833 horned cattle, and 1,116,500 pigs.
