The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

of the same nature in the larger towns.
the results are all in favor or the latter
Tne streets IN the villages are usually
narrow. crooked. and unpaved. the chan
mel for sewerage running through the
middle Of the street. The houses mostly
consist Of one story made of adobe
brick. and straw OF thatched roofs. This
IS more particularly the case with the
Turkish dwellings in the villages. As a
rule. the houses consist Of two rooms
only one above known as the harem.
which has Istticed windows and is sur
rounded By veranda. and the other be-
low which serves IS kitchen and
dwelling place generally. These rooms
are characterized by huge freplaces. in
which food and coffee are cooked. Straw
mats and carpets are stretched out be
fore them upon which the occupants Of
the houses recliue az Will. The room
decorations are meager. as pictures OF
any kInd IN Turkish households are very
rare. and chairs. beds. and other sub
stantial pieces of furniture are only lust
beginning 20 be used in = feps DWELLINGS
IN each Turkish village.
In every Turkish village there are one
or two mosques. whose mjnarets tower
above the surrounding houses. lending a
unge or the picturesque 20 the appear
ance of these hsmlets in general Each
usually contains 2 school and several
coffee houses. The Greek villages. which
are better built than the Turkish ones.
as rule possess q church. school. and
coffee house. Each house has a bit or a
courtyard al the back. or if Z happens
TO be hosiery Of the village. the court
is in the center.
Farm Yards OF the Peasants.
About tie dwelling nlace Of a peasant
I'm Asia Minor NAV always be seen large
numbers OF chickens. turkeys. geese. and
ducks The live stock owned by the peas
ants consists Of cattle. horses. camels.
donkeys. mules. sheen. and goats. The
chief products cultivated are wheat. bar
ley. beans. maize. ml'.et. peas. and anise
seed So much for the little patches Of
ground which many peasants call their
own
on the other hand cotton. fax. hemp.
and tobacco are cultivated somewhat
more Systematically on the large estates.
The farmer in this country usually d.
viGes his fields into three caternrieS.
namely. that which is set apart for spring
sowing. fall sowing. and that which IS
left entirely uncultivated as pssturage
for live stock
The months or October November. and
December are used for planting winter
wheat. barley. and beans On such farms
as have no modern piows part of the
earth remains unturned. which means
that in a climate like this. where damp
70
until the middle Of March. the roots OF
the growing grain become choked By
weeds. The harvest IL cut with scvthes
and the PEASANTS still use the most prInI-
tive methods OF thrashing. Horses and
oxen tramp upon the sheaves until the
grain IS completely separated from the
straw. Sesame, beans. and fax are not
thraShed with a fail. but with sticks
As rule. I am Informed wheat gives a
return OF 10 and beans % times the ouan-
tity Of the seed planted. As Indian corn
is not Systematically TILED as in the
United States, but scattered over the
fields without any regard 70 rotation. IL
IS grown only for fodder and not allow
ed 10 ear. nor is It probable that II
would ear under such conditions Of clJI-
tiTatiOn. Rye and oats are little grown
/ in this section Of the country.
stock and Vegetable Growing.
Pasture lands ara not cultivated in
these parts. nor is it a custom Of the
| peasants to make hay. This means.
therefore, that live stock must largely
shift FOR sustenance. In the spring ot
the year there is sufficient grass every
where, but in summer. when for months
at time not a single drop Of rain falls
and everything is dried UP. these animals
have but a meager supply Of food AS
soon as the autumn rains begin. how
ever. in October. the plains and slopes
/ are again covered with grass and a sec
ond spring practically sets IN Tor both
man and beast.
Buys House for Investment.
John c. Erok, Of New York. has sold.
through Stone & Fairfax. the two-story