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Title: Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products

Author: William Bevan

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NOTES ON AGRICULTURE IN CYPRUS AND ITS PRODUCTS

by

W. BEVAN

Director of Agriculture, Cyprus

1919

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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