The National geographic magazine . mported from the UnitedStates horses, mules, salt and smokedmeats, butter, oleomargarine, flour,fresh fruits, leaf tobacco, dried vegeta-bles, lumber, coal, glass, vehicles, har-ness, clocks, sewing-machines, furni-ture, buckets, bottles, and lamps. Mar-tinique imported cattle from our islandpossessions, Porto Rico and Vieques. Above all, there are 10,000 proprietesvivrieres, or small peasantry holdings,in Martinique. It is estimated that eachof these little properties utilizes threeworkmen to eacli cultivated hectare. These small places yield a variety ofcul
The National geographic magazine . mported from the UnitedStates horses, mules, salt and smokedmeats, butter, oleomargarine, flour,fresh fruits, leaf tobacco, dried vegeta-bles, lumber, coal, glass, vehicles, har-ness, clocks, sewing-machines, furni-ture, buckets, bottles, and lamps. Mar-tinique imported cattle from our islandpossessions, Porto Rico and Vieques. Above all, there are 10,000 proprietesvivrieres, or small peasantry holdings,in Martinique. It is estimated that eachof these little properties utilizes threeworkmen to eacli cultivated hectare. These small places yield a variety ofculture, but produce little for export,apart from the cacao. A brief glance atone of these permits one to enumerate theprincipal products. At the side of thehouse there are trees furnishing fruits inabundance, mangos, ,gayaves, caimites, carossols, star-apples,oranges, mandarines, limes, pample-mousses (a large citron fruit, which wecallshaddock), citrons, bread-fruit trees,etc.; then there are many kinds of banana.
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