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about three bushels of ash. There are two species of this 

 vraic, the Fucus and the Laminaria, and the following 

 analyses will give an idea of their value : — 



The drift weed belongs to the Laminaria, of which there 

 are two varieties, and the cut weed to the Fucus, of which 

 there are three. The latter is considered the more valuable, 

 perhaps from its containing a larger percentage of organic 

 matter. 



The population of Jersey, according to the last census, is 

 a little over 65,000. The area of the island is, as already 

 stated, 28,717 acres. Of this, only 19,514 are under cul- 

 tivation, so that practically three persons are supported 

 to each acre. It may not be uninteresting to note the 

 acreage of the different crops, and compare it with the 

 amount of produce exported. In 1891, the corn crops 



