ABSTRACT
Gamebirdsofmanysorts,includingbustard,wildduck,francolin,guineafowl andostrich,arefound.Flocksofsmallerbirdsoftencauseconsiderabledamagein thefields.Kitesandhawkssometimesattackdomesticfowl.
Numerousvarietiesofsnakesexistintheregionandmanyofthemare poisonous.103Theyincludemambas,cobras,puff-addersandpythons.Insectsand analogouspestsareverycommon,themostnotableofthoseattackingmanandcattle beingmosquitos,ticksandtsetse.Scorpionsandpoisonousspidersandcentipedesare found.Therearevariousinsectpestswhichdamagecrops.101o
WiththeexceptionofsomeTusiandotherpastoralimmigrants,andalsoasmall numberofSukumawithlargeherdsofcattle,theinhabitantsofgreaterUnyamwezi areprimarilyfarmers,whosemostregularandcontinuousoccupationisthecultivationoftheirfieldsduringtherainyseason.Thenormalimplementofcultivationis thehandhoe,buttheuseofox-ploughsisincreasinginareasofsuitableterrain.1m;
Awidevarietyofcropsaregrown,thoughnotallofthemarepopularorviable inallpartsofthecountry.Sorghum,bulrushmilletandmaizearethemostimportant subsistencecereals,whilerice,mainlyforsale,iscultivatedinincreasingquantities. Sweetpotatoesandcassavaarethemajorrootcrops,andgroundnuts,beansof varioussortsandchickpeasarethemainlegumes.Bananasaremostcommonamong theSumbwabuttheyarealsofoundoccasionallyinotherpartsoftheregion.Sugar cane,onions,pepperplants,tomatoesandvariousfruitsarealsosometimesfound. Gourdsarefairlycommon.Hempissaidtohavebeenfrequentlyplantedinthepast, butlittleseemstobegrowntoday.1116Inaddition,largequantitiesofcottonareproducedinUsukumaandaconsiderableamountoftobaccoisgrown,mainlybytenant farmersontheestatesoftheOverseasFoodCorporationatUrambotothewestof Tabora.107Somesunflowerisalsogrowninmanyareas.
