Chapter III. 
The land around the huts is cultivated for a short distance 
only. As is usual 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 
BAGAXDA. 
cultivates for its own exclusive use. Agricultural labour is- 
performed entirely by women. They cultivate plantain, egg- 
fruit, potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, maize, dura, cotton, sesame 
and sugar-cane. A delicious fruit, always cool and refreshing, is- 
the pawpaw. 
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