دائرة العلاقات العامة للحكومة البحرين - المنامة - البحرين تصدر هذه المجموعة من البيانات والاخبار و النشرات. وللصحف والمجلات مطلق الحرية في نشرها كاها او ما يتراءى لها نشره منها BAHRAIN LETTER Government of Bahrain Public Relations Dept., Manama, Bahrain The Bahrain Agricultural Show, 1957 "First in the Persian Gulf". Once again Bahrain has introduced an inovation in the area, this time with an Agricultural Show which was opened on Thursday 28th February by His Highness the Ruler of Bahrain. His Highness ALSO Spent over one hour in visiting all the stalls and talking with the exhibitors and attendants. The aim of this Show, which was organized by the Bahrain Government Department of Agriculture with assistance from other Government Departments, was to increase the general public's interest in agriculture and country life as well as showing the farmers of Bahrain what the Government Agricultural Centre has to offer in the way of livestock equipment and advice. The Show included a vegetable and flower competition, displays of local industries by people from the countryside, and art exhibit ion by Bahraini artists of paintings of the country, trade stalls containing agricultural equipment and displays and demonstrations by the Department of Agriculture. The latter included specimens of high quality poultry and cattle that are being bred by the Department for distribution to the public, ferti lisers, seeds and demonstrations of mechanical farming equipment that the Department hires out to farmers at a nominal charge. The Bahrain State Police provided a band, which played during the Show, and the Mounted Police gave a display of musical riding and tent pegging. There was also a cinema show of Agricultural films. It is estimated that some 14,000 persons visited the Show by the time it ended, including, at a time specially reserved for them, some 3000 ladies, mainly from Bahrain, All the visitors took a lively interest in the stalls, and the Agricultural Department received re uests for hundreds of eggs for hatching as well as for cattle and equipment. It is planned to make this Show an annual event, and, next year, there will be increased stalls and recreational facilities. The Agricultural Department The policy of the Department of Agriculture has been to improve the productivity of the land and livestock in Bahrain, During the past seed was normally imported from unsuitable sources with the result that crops were not readily forthcoming. With the introduction and production of selected seed by the Department results have been very
