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to a depth of sixty feet below the surface, nothing but the finest des- 

 cription of sand is observable, the superstrata being the alluvium before 

 alluded to. 



No. 6. 

 The gardens of Upper Sindh produce the plantain, apple (very 



small description,) vine, (Caubul,) nectarine (infe- 

 Agriculture. . 



nor) mulberry, mangoe, (a superior kind,) date, 



tamarind, jumboo, lime, (sweet and sour,) and pomegranate trees, 



melons, (from Kandahar seed, &c. of a very fine description,) all the 



country vegetables common to India; hemp is cultivated for its seed, 



bang being in common use throughout the country, and amongst all 



classes. The European vegetables thrive remarkably well at certain 



seasons of the year, and the potatoe might be introduced to great 



advantage, as it is found to answer admirably. 



2d. Implements of agriculture are of the rudest kind, the plough is 

 smaller, and not so heavy as the common Indian plough ; the seed is 

 thrown in the soil after the slightest surface has been raised, no ma- 

 nure is required or used, the inundations bringing with them a certain 

 quantity of slimy matter, highly conducive to fertility. The land is 

 allowed to remain fallow from the period of reaping one crop in 

 the autumn to that of sowing the following spring crop, when a few 

 days are sufficient to prepare it for the seed. Agriculture is, in short, 

 of the simplest kind, nature having done too much for man in these 

 countries to induce him to exert himself in improving the soil by ar- 

 tificial means. 



3d. The domestic animals are the buflaloe, a small but useful 

 description of white cattle, sheep, and goats. The camel is had in 

 great quantities in these countries, but is of a size and class inferior to 

 those either of Marwar or Central Asia. This animal is in general use 

 in Upper Sindh. 



No. 7- 

 1st. The commerce of Upper Sindh is confined to Shikarpoor, 

 Commerce and Khyrpoor, and Roree, a general list of the im- 



Manuiactures. portg &nd exp()rts of the f ormer) w hich IS the 



great mart of the country, will, however, prove sufficient. Shikarpoor 



