396 COCHINCHINA. 



kitchen gardens ; and this, perhaps, is owing 

 to the people being bad gardeners. 



Agriculture, 



THE Cochlnchinefe employ buffaloes 

 only in cultivating their lands. Thefe ani- 

 mals are ftronger than oxen, and fupport 

 themfelves better amon^ llle mud of the 

 rice- fields. They have, however, a great 

 many oxen ; but they are fmall, lean, and 

 almoft of no ufe. They have no fheep, 

 and their butchers' fhops are very ill fup- 

 plied with provifions. To make up for 

 this deficiency, they are rich in poultry : 

 fowls, ducks, and pigeons are fold cheap, 

 and game may be procured for little or no- 

 thing. Thefe people never eat fifh, though 

 they have them excellent, and in great 



plenty ; 



