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Agriculture in Mogambique-—We have received from Mr. M., T. 
Dawe, Director of Agriculture, Mogambique, a summary of his 
Report on a recent visit to the farming districts of Sana and 
Manica in the Mocambique territory. As Mr. Daw s Report is 
likely to prove of interest outside the Portuguese lominions the 
summary is = esormetl in part in the following pages 
“The primary object of my tour, seeing hat’ I have only 
recently taken over xis duties’ of Director of the Agricultural 
Department, was to gain an acquaintance with the nature of the 
country, and the general conditions of agriculture which obtain in 
this territory. 
“Leaving Beira by train, one passes through the low-lying 
coast. belt, which is, in the main, sandy and unfertile, yet heavily 
d ’ Gradually, however, one merges into better and still 
better land, and at Mandegos one is in the centre of a very rich 
and promising agricultural district. The area of land that bas 
already been taken up for farming in Chimoio, in the immediate 
vicinity of the railway, is very “tonsiderable: The soil varies 
remarkably ; even within very limited areas one may find several 
types of soil, generally red or black loamy soil, but the tendency 
in most cases is on the sandy side. In Manica, however, in the 
“In the Chimoio diskict, vargele in the vicinity of Mandegos, 
the country does not lend itself to irrigation, and dry- farming is 
almost exclusively practised. In Manica, however, water is 
abundant in the high lands near Macequece, most of the farms 
being supplied with water from the hills for irrigation. In the 
Revue Valley as many as three crops per year can be reaped. 
“The principal crop cultivated is maize; with but few excep- 
tions, no attempts have been made in the cultivation of other 
crops on any extensive commercial scale. The methods of farming 
are, in the main, primitive. The majority of the farmers cultivate 
by hand labour, but a few older established and more advanced | 
farmers work mainly with ploughs and oxen. Many, however, do 
rae or mechanical cultivation involves a heavy expenditure. I 
am informed beige it costs £12-£15 per ign in many cases 
tree stumps. The result of such a method is (a) increased cost 
and inadequate preparation and cultivation of land. . . . 
“JT was much impressed with the apparent suitability a the 
soil and climate of parts of Chimoio and Manica to the cultivation 
of wheat and bar ley, and I think that in certain lands they should 
thrive well. It is inadvisable that farmers should devote the 
whole of their attention to maize. Wheat and barley should prove 
more remunerative than maize, although, of. course, it requires 
