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stricts. Scania resembles Fionia and Seland much, and the 

 same fruits are cukivated in each province. 



Fishing, and the rearing of cattle and bees are consider- 

 able branches of the industry of the inhabitants of this coun- 

 try ; and the animals here are generally of a stronger make 

 than in the rest of Sweden. Plenty of corn also is culti- 

 vated here ; which has given it the appellation of the gra- 

 nary of Sweden. A great quantity of this corn is sold for 

 the supply of the interior of the kingdom. Hops and to- 

 bacco are also cultivated in abundance. The higher parts of 

 the province furnish a good deal of wood, which would not, 

 however, be sufficient for the wants of the inhabitants, if 

 they had not coals also. 



The lovers of mineralogy, and, indeed, travellers of every 

 description, will find useful information on that subject in a 

 ■work entitled, " Guide to the Quarries and Mines of Swe- 

 den, by Engestroem ; Stockholm, 1796, in 8vo." This 

 work has a very fine chart attached to it. 



There are in Scamia 9 cities, 203 parishes, 39S churches, 

 153 privileged domains, 13 of which belong to the crown, 

 31 large and 89 small domains belonging to nobles, and 

 6,426 kemman or peasants' farms. 



The agriculturists of Scania are not so active as those of 

 Germany ; there is even a Swedish proverb on this subject : 

 H^n cer haslig som en Tysk, i. e. He is as active as a German. 

 This indolent slowness, particularly that of the domestics, 

 often plagues strangers much. 



The peasants of Scania are generally either very rich or very 

 poor ; but they do very little to better their condition. The 

 men and women are almost all of a tall and fine shape, and 

 of a licalthy complexion. Among the peasants of this pro- 

 vince, those are the poorest who cultivate the estates of the 

 nobles ; but th jy are not slaves, as some authors have as- 

 serted, for they may quit their masters when they please. 

 The immense number of crows with which they are infested 

 hinder them from cultivating their lands so carefully as they 

 would otherwise do. Baron Maklier has driven all the 

 crows from his estates, which are very considerable ; he has 

 divided them into hemmans or farms, w hich he lets for a cer- 

 tain 



