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4. What animals do you keep for dairj^ purposes ? ^\niat average 

 quantity of milk or butter do they peld ] What is the character of 

 the pasture upon which they are kept? 



5. To what average weight do your larger animals devoted to 

 slaughter attain when fat? To what purposes respectively are the 

 hides, horns, and bones of such animals applied 1 



6. ^Vhat animals more immediately useful, but still in a wild 

 state, are found in your country 1 Are there any that might be 

 profitably domesticated ? Arc such of any value in a wild state ? 

 Could they be advantageously kept in a semi-domesticated state ? 

 or, could they be rendered useful by acclimatisation, in other coun- 

 tries, in a wild state ] 



7. What varieties of fowls or other birds have you in a domes- 

 ticated state, and what are their superior qualities 1 



8. Have you any superior kinds of fresh or salt water fish ; if so, 

 please state their average size, and mention the character of the 

 waters they live in ? 



9 . Does yom- country produce any other animals not belonging to 

 the afore-mentioned categories, and which of all the animals you 

 possess would you recommend for acclimatisation iu other parts of 

 the globe 1 



10. With what facilities could any of such animals be procured, 

 and at what probable cost ? 



11. What agricultural or other valuable seeds are sown in your 

 country ] 



12. What is the yield per acre of your best varieties of grain % 



13. What is the character of the soil and climate best adapted to 

 your agricidtural plants respectively, and what is the mode of culti- 

 vation practised ? 



1-i. What cereals, pulse, roots, &c., are cultivated for human food, 

 and what varieties are grown for feeding or fattening stock % 



15. Can you give the results of any experiments to illustrate the 

 fattening qualities of articles grown expressly for tliis purpose ? 



16. "What varieties of fruits and vegetables are generally grown, 

 specifying wliich kinds are yielded most abundantly, and are most 

 prized 1 



17. Which of your indigenous grasses or forage plants are most 

 luxuriant in growth, and which are capable of standing hot, cold, wet, 

 or dry weather, respectively 1 



18. What area of average pasturage, consisting of any of the 

 grasses or plants you may possess, is required for the keep of a single 

 ox or other animal 1 and what area is reckoned necessary for fatten- 

 ing either of your domestic animals? 



19. Are there in your country any indigenous forage-plants that 

 might be improved by cultivation 1 



20. Does your country possess any other valuable forms of vegeta- 

 ble life, and which of all the seeds, plants and fruits, belonging to 



