. Rand McNally pocket atlas of the world : historical, political, commercial . , Luzon; product averages over 100,000 tonsannually. Sugar industry second in importance. ugar canegrown inall parts of archipelago; chief centers ot production Luzon and Nyearly export of raw sugar over 200,000 tons. < ocoanut plantationsprofitable. Production of copra —dried k< rnel of cocoanut con-stantly Increasing. Culture of tobacco prominent. Plant Introducedfrom Mexico In sixteenth century; finesl qualltj of tobacco grownin northern provinces of Luzon; leaf from cast coa ranks second. Coffee industry,
. Rand McNally pocket atlas of the world : historical, political, commercial . , Luzon; product averages over 100,000 tonsannually. Sugar industry second in importance. ugar canegrown inall parts of archipelago; chief centers ot production Luzon and Nyearly export of raw sugar over 200,000 tons. < ocoanut plantationsprofitable. Production of copra —dried k< rnel of cocoanut con-stantly Increasing. Culture of tobacco prominent. Plant Introducedfrom Mexico In sixteenth century; finesl qualltj of tobacco grownin northern provinces of Luzon; leaf from cast coa ranks second. Coffee industry, owing to ravages of Insects, declined In valuefrom$4,000,000 to *M,ihw in lsiflf. Cacao nourishes in all hot, damp dis-tricts. Bice generally staple food of natives; Indlancorn In llmitjtricts in the south; sweet potato, or vain, also a favorite article ol fruits not cultivated; found In abundance on all the islands. Live Stock.—Cattle, sheep, and goats introduced from Spain;number in islands not large. Domestic pigs and chickens numerous 340 Tio u ^^ lis*. 341 FokWa^ South cape Bashee ChannelBashee a Batajjes Is. j9 Halintang Clu Babuy^Babpyaxes I. laba?.; x ^ A-~ J cagua Mr. PACSA-;,,^ , if Vigaiii : - gltude T.:kSt from Oreenwlob. CanaonLj Lj: zosji ^ejarao ^-/, V- ^ Ch** ^laniln B
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