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Kdmwij. —Tho sarni is a stone building containing excel- Kamarij.
lent storage accommodation amt could hold sufficient supplies
for a division. Good grazing for camels is to be found on the
hills to the north of the sarni. there arc large cjuantities of
gypsum in the surrounding hills, and lime of excellent quality
could he burnt here. There is ample firewood on the surround
ing hills for a brigade for a month.
E(ihddr--A certain amount of barley bhoosa and can be iu1k%,
drawn from the surrounding villages. Rice of good quality,
wheat of very good quality, Kabuli gram and maize are also
grown in the area, but not to any large extent. Firewood
sufficient for a division could be obtained. The sheep and
goats of the Kashkiilis are pastured round about. The early
spring is not a good time for purchasing livestock, as this is
the time when the tribes are making their ghi and the wool
clip has not yet been taken.
A'drar-'n.—Lying as it does in the centre of a well-watered Kazarun.
and nourishing plain, this town could probably support two
regiments. There are extensive fruit garden^ to the south of
the town, containing orangds, pomegranates, grapes, mulberries
and figs. A small quantity of oats are grown near the town.
Barley ia the chief crop, and there are large quantities of barley
and bhoosa obtainable, both of excellent quality. Sufficient
wheat is grown for local consumption. In an average year
sufficient grain and fodder should bo available for a division
of all arms for at least ten days. Firewood is brought in from
the surrounding hills where there are large quantities available,
but large stocks are not kept in the town. Fresh vegetables,
can be obtained all the year round, say for 100 men. There is
a fair quantity of locally grown rice. Rock salt of excellent
quality, Quarried in the hills near Kamarij, is sold in the bazar.
Water, which is plentiful from running streams from the hills,
is of excellent quality.
Jdhnim,. —-This town is well supplied with straw and barley Jahrum.
from unirrigated lands ; both are cheap in norma! years. Two
regiments could live on the country in ordinary veal's here. The
average annual output of grain is estimated at l,27fi tons.
Fam .—At times it is very difficult to obtain fodder at all, Fasii -
especially after the passage of the Khaaiseh. There is the
extensive irrigated cultivation. Fasa is the centre of the
Knamseh tribes’ country, and ha" some importance from a mili
tary point of view in consequence. Two regiments could live