5^6 Mr Jameson on the Natural History and Statistics 



Crops. — The average annual number of acres cultivated for 

 five years, was 11,832 in Cerigo, pasture land 4988, and un- 

 cultivated 66,503^ ; in Cerigotto the average for three years 

 was 280 acres cultivated, and 164 pasture land. In the dis- 

 tricts of Livadi and Milopotamo, where the soils are clayey 

 or loamy, we find the greatest quantity of wheat grown, and 

 in the former the most pulse, and in Potamo the most maize 

 and oats. An annual average for five years gives, of wheat, for 

 Livadi 864 bush., for Milopotamo 740, and Castrisso, 364; 

 pulse, for Livadi, 1224 bush., Cetta 25 ; in Potamo, of maize 

 and oats 18,080 bush. Barley is also grown in the differ- 

 ent districts in small quantities. The wheat is sown in au- 

 tumn, and the harvest is in June; an annual average of five 

 years for the whole island gives 2994 bush, raised on 453 acres, 

 and there is imported about 8000 : the flour is rich, but de- 

 stroyed in a considerable degree by the imperfect manner in 

 which the various processes are performed before it is ground. 

 Thrashing is performed in the open air, by the grain being thrown 

 into a circular thrashing floor of a few feet in diameter, into 

 which bullocks are driven to tread on it, and winnowing is done 

 in as imperfect a mode. This island enjoys a considerable ad- 

 vantage over most of the others, by having good millstones, 

 which consist of buhrstone, imported from the island of Milo, 

 where it occurs very abundantly, and there is thus little chance 

 of having grit in the flour, a common occurrence in the sister 

 isles. On the streams already mentioned there are numerous wa- 

 ter-mills ; and wind-mills are erected on the convenient heights 

 throughout the island. 



Maize is sown about May or June, and is ripe by September 

 or October. It is one of the principal articles of food, although 

 in early times it seems to have been a great rarity, " as it was 

 then only eaten as a dessert at the public tables."" The annual 

 average quantity of maize raised for five years on the island was 

 about 50,000 bushels, and a small quantity was imported. On 

 Cerigotto, on an average of three years, there were 1870 bush- 

 els grown, including a few of barley and cambuchio. 



Pulse. — The average quantity grown in Cerigo is 3161 bushels 

 on 1508 acres, and there are 648 imported. 



