DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. 



Plate I. Fig. 1.— A modern Spanish fanning mill. Fig. 2.— A modern Spanish 

 thrashing machine. Fig. 3. — A modern Spanish subsoil plow. 

 II. Fig. 1.— Homes of the natives on the bank of the Tigris River. Fig. 

 2. — Scene in a date garden, Bagdad. 



III. Fig. 1.— Sind cow from Karachi, India. This cow gives 18 pounds of 



milk, or less than 1 pound of butter, per day. It costs in Karachi $19 

 to $22. Fig. 2.— Delhi carabao from Delhi, India. This animal has 

 given over 30 pounds of milk per day. Cost, 180 rupees, or over $50. 

 Fig. 3.— Rump view of Delhi carabao, showing large udder. 



IV. Fig. 1.— Surti milch carabao from Gujarat, India. This animal yields 



20 pounds of milk, or H pounds of butter, per day, at a cost of 16 cents 

 a day for feed. It is considered one of the most economical of all the 

 milch breeds of buffalo. It costs in Bombay $33 to $36. (Photograph 

 taken on experiment farm at Poona, India.) Fig. 2.— Rump view of 

 Surti milch carabao (same animal as in fig. 1), showing udder. 

 V. Fig. 1.— Interior view of laboratory of Professor Hirase, at Hikone, show- 

 ing the equipment of a botanical laboratory in a middle school in Japan. 

 Fig. 2.— Exterior view of the experiment station buildings at Shizuoka, 

 Japan, one of many such experiment stations in the country. Fig. 3. — 

 The plum market of Ikeda, showing the auctii »ning off of freshly picked 

 fruit at this center of plum culture in Japan. 



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