WORLD'S GREAT OPIUM GROWER
province of Macedonia, Bulgaria lias become one of the principal opium growing countries. Before the Balkan wars 'turkey was the leading opium country in fclie Levant, and Smyrna the principal market for that article. Hut Bulgaria' has now become a formidable competitor of Asia Minor, both as regards quality and quantity. Germany chiefly draws' on Bulgaria tor the opium her chemical industry requires for the preparation of morphine, codeine; oac, and Bulgarian opium is distributed over the entire world by Germany's agency. About 242,000 pounds ol opium was harvested last year in the provinces under Bulgarian administration, but this quantity can easily be doubled. .Much more land is still devoted to the poppy than the expected opium demand requires, however, this being on account of the poppy seed. Under present circumstances the oil to tie won from this seed has made it of great importance; such oil being extremely useful not only for industrial purposes but also for human food. Last year GOO railroad freight.cars loads of poppy seed were exported to the central .European countries.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10114, 23 October 1917, Page 7
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180WORLD'S GREAT OPIUM GROWER Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10114, 23 October 1917, Page 7
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