158 FORESTRY IN SPAIN. 



In the spring of 1.881 there was held in Algiers what in 

 Britain would be called an Agricultural Show, the 

 comprehensive character of which led to considerable 

 importance b^ing attached to it by those living in 

 Northern Africa and elsewhere, who were desirous of 

 becoming acquainted with the agricultural capabilities of 

 Algeria, and the development which these had received 

 The Government of Spain commissioned again Senor D. 

 Jose Jordana y Morera, Chief in the Corps of Forest 

 Engineers ; Senor D. Alfre o de Madrid Davila, mining 

 engineer ; and Senor D. Eduardo de tlobles, agricultural 

 engineer, to attend, make their observations, and report. 

 Every facility they could desire was afforded to them by 

 the authorities in Algiers. The Exhibition continued from 

 the 2nd to the 1 1th of April. On the 14th there was 

 assembled a Congress of Science, which was continued till 

 the 20th ; after which several scientific excursions, for 

 which preparations had been made, were undertaken by 

 the members of tne Congress. This was attended by the 

 Spanish Commissioners ; and these giving their attention 

 chiefly to matters pertaining to agriculture and forestry, 

 availed themselves of the arrangements made to visit, 

 and reconoitre with the greatest extent and precision 

 possible, the Cedar mountains of the Atlas range; 

 the agricultural exploitations of Bouffarik ; the fruit 

 cultures of Blida; those of the Huerta of Perreguex ; 

 those of the Secano, or dry arable land of Sidi Bel 

 Abbes; and the system of irrigations and pantanos or 

 reservoirs of the Cuenca, or basin of the Habra. 



Their report comprised, with a critical account of the 

 Exhibition, a detailed description of the agricultural and 

 forestal cultures, of the cattle stock, of the tixed property, 

 and, in a word, of everything constituting the territorial 

 strength of that fertile country. It was illustrated by 

 numerous drawings, and accompanied by a detailed account 

 of the excursions and professional visits of inspection made 

 by the several members of the Commission to estates and 

 districts remarkable in connection with some of the 



