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'2. The extensive prairie region of the Llanos

tying east and uorth of ^an l?ouiingn City, i

south of the Cihao range. This is all admirable

pasture land.

The rolling plain of the Veua. whieh is

generally wooded, and is the finest body of;

agricultural land on the island.

4. The dry lands, like a portion of the plain

of Azua and the a valley of the Yaqui, where rain

is partly or wholly wanting, from topographical

causes.

it. The red clay lands, mostly along the coast,

underlaid by coralline limestone. These are

usually covered with timber. They are not 1

generally very rich or deep, but are susceptible

of profitable cultivation.

PROPORTION A PA ME OF CUI.TI V.4 llO\.

Although San ltumingo contains almost every

variety of soil, there is wry little swampy or

sandy land. The country i? varied iu surface,unusually

well watered, and excels iu natural

drainage.

There is hardly any portion of the island j

where the land is not capable of cultivation.

The mountains support a vegetation widely

differing from that of the-lowlands, but they

nowhere rise so high us to be covered with

snow.

Taken as a whole, {his lTepublic fs one of the

most fertile regions on the face of the earth, j

AcJRICUI.TCRAL PRODt'CTS.

On the rich lowlands and valleys sugar-cane j

yields the most profitable returns. The extent j

and average richness of the tracts suited to

this purpose are unsurpassed in the AVest

Indies.

In many parts of San l>omingo the canes do

not need replanting for many years. Fifteen

successive annual cuttings from the original

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New national era. (1871). Washington, D.C., 1871-04-13. US/DR Newspaper Timeline, Miscellaneous. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026753/1871-04-13/ed-1/?sp=1