Under the Palms in Algeria and Tunis ...Hurst and Blackett, 1868 |
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... acre . by the natives themselves , some are gathered and prepared with great care as " dattes de luxe . " There are no less than seventy varieties of the fruit in the Ziban , or northern district of the Sahara . The tree and its produce ...
... acre . by the natives themselves , some are gathered and prepared with great care as " dattes de luxe . " There are no less than seventy varieties of the fruit in the Ziban , or northern district of the Sahara . The tree and its produce ...
Էջ 93
... acres to it , by reclaiming it from the sandy wastes around . This loan had no specified time to run , being , in fact , a gift , liable to be withdrawn in case of failure , which might cast a shadow on the country in the eyes of the ...
... acres to it , by reclaiming it from the sandy wastes around . This loan had no specified time to run , being , in fact , a gift , liable to be withdrawn in case of failure , which might cast a shadow on the country in the eyes of the ...
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... acres under cultivation , out of which he made 24 , 000 francs the first twelvemonth ; but this was a remarkable ... acre of land may be looked upon as requiring ten pounds of seed , which sells for about £ 1 the 200 pounds . The land is ...
... acres under cultivation , out of which he made 24 , 000 francs the first twelvemonth ; but this was a remarkable ... acre of land may be looked upon as requiring ten pounds of seed , which sells for about £ 1 the 200 pounds . The land is ...
Էջ 97
... acre in six days . M. Dufourg reckons that his total annual expenses per acre amount to 125 francs , which equals £ 5 . For the last two years he calculates that he has made nothing by his business , on account of the grasshopper plague ...
... acre in six days . M. Dufourg reckons that his total annual expenses per acre amount to 125 francs , which equals £ 5 . For the last two years he calculates that he has made nothing by his business , on account of the grasshopper plague ...
Էջ 99
... acres in cereals during the winter months , and 30,000 acres of cotton in sum- mer . Thus we should obtain a double harvest , selling our cereals to the Arabs , who are forced to buy it in this neighbourhood at a high figure . " I will ...
... acres in cereals during the winter months , and 30,000 acres of cotton in sum- mer . Thus we should obtain a double harvest , selling our cereals to the Arabs , who are forced to buy it in this neighbourhood at a high figure . " I will ...
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Էջ 280 - Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted: it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.