E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 32392-h.htm or 32392-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/32392/pg32392-images.html) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32392/32392-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See http://www.archive.org/details/notesonagricultu00bevarich NOTES ON AGRICULTURE IN CYPRUS AND ITS PRODUCTS by W. BEVAN Director of Agriculture, Cyprus 1919 All Rights Reserved CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 I. GENERAL 3 Geographical Features, 3; Climate and Rainfall, 4; Administration, 5; Weights, Measures and Currency, 5 II. AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS 6 General, 6; Land Tenure and Labour, 6; Tithes and Taxation, 7; Credit and Agricultural Societies, 8; Irrigation, 8; Agricultural Implements, 10; The Agricultural Department, 12; Fungoid Diseases and Insect Pests, 14 III. LIVE STOCK 16 Cattle, 16; Sheep, 17; Goats, 18; Pigs, 19; Camels, 20; Horses, 20; Donkeys, 20; Jennets and Mules, 21; Poultry, 22; Preserved Meats, etc., 23 IV. DAIRY PRODUCE 23 Milk, 23; Cheese, 24; Butter, 27; Xynogala or Yaourti, 27; Trachanas, 28; Kaimaki or Tsippa, 28 V. CROPS AND OTHER PRODUCE OF THE LAND 28 CEREALS 28 Wheat, 31; Barley, 32; Oats, 34; Rye, 35; Maize (Indian Corn), 35; Dari or Millet (Sorghum vulgare), 35 FRUITS 35 Vines and Wines, 36; Citrus fruits, 43; Fig (_Ficus Carica_), 44; Cherries, 45; Banana, 46; Azarol Hawthorn, 46; Melons, 47; Date Palm, 47 NUTS 48 Hazelnuts and Cobnuts or Filberts, 48; Walnuts, 49; Almonds, 49; Spanish Chestnut, 50; Pistacia spp., 50 VEGETABLES 52 Beans and Peas, 53; Potatoes, 55; Kolakas (_Colocasia antiquorum_), 56; Onions, 56 FODDERS AND FEEDING STUFFS 57 Carob Tree, 57; Lucerne (_Medicago sativa_), 61; Vetch (_Vicia Ervilia_), 62; Chickling Vetch (_Lathyrus sativus_), 62; Vetch (_Vicia sativa_), 62; Tares (_Vicia tenuifolia var. stenophylla_), 63; Milk Vetch (_Astragalus_), 63; Moha, Sulla (_Hedysarum_), 63; Teosinte (_Reana luxurians_), 64; Sudan-grass, 64; Teff-grass (_Eragrostis abyssinica_), 64; Mangold Wurzel, 64; Prickly Pear (_Opuntia_), 65 SPICES 65 Coriander Seed, 65; Aniseed, 66; White Cumin Seed, 66; Black Cumin Seed, 67 ESSENTIAL OILS AND PERFUMES 67 Origanum Oil, 67; Marjoram Oil, 69; Laurel Oil, 69; Otto of Roses, 69; _Acacia Farnesiana_, 70 OILS AND OIL SEEDS 71 Olives, 71; Sesame Seed, 74; Ground Nut, Peanut or Monkey Nut (_Arachis hypogæa_), 75,; Castor-oil Seed, 76 FIBRES 77