Chapter III. 



The land arouiid tlie lints is cultivated for a sliort distance 

 only. As is nsnal in tropical countries, the indolence of the 

 population limits the production of the soil to the amount which 

 is strictly necessary to sustain life. There is no trace of 

 co-operation. Each family owns its hut and its field, which it 



BAOANDA. 



cultivates for its own exclusive use. Agi'icultural labour is 

 performed entirely by women. 1 hey cultivate plantain, egg- 

 fruit, potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, mai/c, dura, cotton, sesame 

 and sugar-cane. A delicious fruit, always cool and refreshing, is- 

 the pawpaw. 



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