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for the effect of the manures to have been 

 altogether lost before a second supply was 

 available. 



Piggeries are not of universal feasibility, 

 except in places where the Chinese element 

 predominates, or when their carcases can be 

 exported, as Mahommedans Imd Buddhists 

 will not eat pork. The breeding of ducks, 

 turkeys, geese, and poultry might prove 

 successful and feasible in some places, but, 

 of course, such could even under the most 

 auspicious conditions only be considered as 

 a side-line to supplement the cattle-breeding 

 proposition. It is wonderful how in the 

 aggregate poultry manures tell on the compost 

 heap, whilst for human consumption we have 

 never yet been to any place where the supply 

 of poultry was equal to the demand, especially 

 if a town or port was within 10 miles of an 

 important shipping centre". 



The manuring of full-grown palms is carried 

 out in a circle at some distance from the 

 trunk (see p. 296). The roots near the base 

 of the tree are callous, woody, and imper- 

 vious, so their absorption-cells work best 

 the nearer they are towards the tips. It 

 is therefore necessary to exercise a lot of 

 careful supervision over the labourers to get 

 them to devote their best attention to this part, 

 viz., the outer ring only. Two rough circles 

 may be drawn for the purpose with the trunk 

 as a centre ; one just about 6 ft. away from the 



