EGYPTIAN AGRICULTURE. 



bolted an upright handle is drawn by two buffaloes or 

 oxen. The high land appearing above water is scraped 

 off and carried to the lower levels. 



Harvesting Machinery. In the harvesting of the cereal 

 crops in Egypt, very little progress has been made in the 



Fi;. 31. EGYPTIAN KKAIMNI; HOOKS. 

 1. Mlnshar. 2. Sliarsharali. 3. ami 4. Mangal. 



adoption of modern machinery. The reaping hook with 

 serrated edge is still used, but very frequently the crop 

 is pulled by hand. 



Heaping machines have been tried but with somewhat 

 disappointing results. Some of the causes of this want 

 of success are (a) the obstruction to smooth working 

 caused by the irrigation ridges (b} the want of sufficient 

 skill on the part of the average farm labourer to work such 



