500 EGYPTIAN EXPORTS OF ONIONS, EGGS, AND QUAILS. 
of the latter have been calculated, from returns relating 
to 830 shepherds in different parts of Scotland, to range in 
the majority of counties from 18s. to 20s. per week. In the 
counties of Perth, Ross and Cromarty, the earnings were 
between 17s.and 18s., whilst in Inverness, Nairn, and Elgin 
they were over 16s. weekly. Of these sums 5s.to7s. and over 
represents the value of the allowances, in regard to which Mr. 
Wilson Fox observes that shepherds often have the keep of 
one and sometimes two or three cows, and also the Keep of 
one and sometimes two “ followers ”’ 
parts of the Highlands they often have two or three acres of 
land, called a croft, part of which is generally planted with 
(calves) fora year. In 
potatoes. A perquisite, which is frequently allowed to shep- 
herds, more particularly in the Highlands, is the right to the 
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carcases of “fallen” sheep, which have died from no disease 
rendering the flesh harmful for consumption. The flesh of 
these sheep is dried, and is frequently eaten by the shepherds 
and labourers in the Highlands. Another small perquisite 
is waste wool at clipping time, z.., matted or dirty wool, 
sometimes called “clarty wool,” and wool found on bushes, 
etc., known in the Highlands as ‘“ brock wool.” In some 
districts shepherds get some food given to them at particular 
times when the work is especially hard, such as clipping, 
marking, washing, etc. Where a cow is not kept, milk is a 
very common allowance, also potatoes; allowances of meal. 
are often given, coals may be carted free, and not infrequently, 
coal or peat is given free. 

EXPORT OF ONIONS, EGGS, AND QUAILS FROM EGYPT. 
The crop of onions in 1899 proved a large one in Egypt, 
and the total quantity exported during that year considerably 
exceeded the shipments of 1898. Thecrop is nearly all dis- 
posed of between the beginning of March and the end of 
June, the amount during the first half of 1900 being 1,488,000 
cwts., valued at £155,907; this quantity being practically 
identical with that exported in 1899, which was, however, 
