CHINESE HUSBANDRY.
A writer m a London daily, comment* m terms of va r m praise on the carefui, economical pUn on whioh tho Chinese oonduet their husbandly The orchards of mulberry trees are matvels of neatness and prcoire arrangement, every, foot of space beint? occupied by trees overhead and vegetables belorv, each disposed to make th? moat of soil, bud and air, without wasting the precious space. The farm houses too Bra described as models of cemfort, pubstantlal buildiugs, noatly ornamental and containing many evHcncea of the cultured taßtes of this truely peculiar ration. Even the poor pooplo'a quarters are oleai and orderly, there being none of the equalor and wretchedness found m many European countries. This condition of affairs existed throughout a territory covering hundieds of square mi'es of country.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1506, 14 March 1887, Page 3
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132CHINESE HUSBANDRY. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1506, 14 March 1887, Page 3
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