Syria: An Economic Survey 



wheat or barley the following year), the chief product being wheat; 

 and arboriculture (olives, mulberries, oranges, lemons, vines, figs, 

 apricots, pistachios, almonds). Grain tillage predominates on the 

 plateaus, arboriculture on the slopes; both play important roles 

 on the coastal plain. In addition to these, commercial plants 

 (cotton, tobacco, tombeki, and hemp) are cultivated, cattle are 

 raised in the Vilayet of Damascus and in the Lebanon, and sheep 

 and goats in the Vilayets of Aleppo and Damascus. 



The value of the annual produce may be estimated approxi- 

 mately at 695,000,000 francs, to which must be added about 

 5,000,000 francs which accrue to the farmers from agricultural by- 

 industries such as desiccation, etc., by means of which perishable 

 products are preserved (raisins, grape honey, figs, apricots, apricot- 

 paste, table olives), making a total of 700,000,000 francs. 



II. Silviculture. (Forestry and its products.) The prod- 

 ucts are limited to fuel, charcoal, etc., and the sweet pine kernel, 

 and do not exceed 5,000,000 francs in value. 



III. Fishery. The value of the annual catch of sea and lake 

 fish amounts to about 10,000,000 francs. 



IV. Mines. The value of the products of mining properly 

 speaking (asphalt) is inconsiderable, not amounting to more than 

 ^4 million francs. To this must be added 1% million francs, the 

 value of the building stones from quarries, making a total of about 

 2,000,000 francs. 



V. Industries. Total value of manufactures, etc., about 

 30,000,000 francs. 



VI. Trades. Total value, 30,000,000 francs. 



VII. Traffic. (1) Transportation, 45,000,000 francs; (2) 

 pilgrims and tourists, 10,000,000 francs. 



VIII. Receipt of Money from Other Countries. Lebanon, 

 30,000,000 francs; Palestine (principally to Jews), 10,000,000 

 francs; Benevolent and religious Christian institutions, 10,000,000 

 francs. 



The total, 882,000,000 francs, is distributed somewhat as 

 follows : 



Vilayet of Aleppo 222,000,000 francs 



Vilayet of Damascus. 350,000,000 " 



Vilayet of Beirut 210,000,000 " 



Mutessariflik of Jerusalem. 50,000,000 " 



Mutessariflik of Lebanon 50,000,000 " 



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