THE WATER HUEF.ILO 



each side (jf the huri-'ahi's neck, and a plaited rope is placed 

 under the neck and fastened at each end to the top of the 

 pins. A voke of this kind the hutfalo cannot cast, 'i'hey 

 are driven with reins, the dri\er walking or riding be- 

 hind, and are sometimes guided hv a rope attached to a 



nt)se ring. 



DISADVANTAGES OF THE BUFFALO 



Rice is the staple article of food throughout the Far 

 East, so that the prosperity of the people depends largely 

 upon the quantity of rice raised and its price. In Burma 



\\ ater buffalo ploughing in a rice field in the Straits Settlements where a single 

 buffalo is used. In Burma the buffaloes are always yoked in pairs 



