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Greek landowners in the craggy Troodos Mountains leased their pastures to Turkish shepherds; Turkish shopkeepers bought oranges and carobs from Greek farmers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Greek landowners in the jagged Troodos Mountains leased their pastures to Turkish shepherds; Turkish shopkeepers bought oranges and carobs from Greek farmers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mird lives near by, among his peas, vines and carobs, in a house cluttered by found objects and rustic earthenware.

From Time Magazine Archive

Silks, minerals, baulks of timber, ingots of lead, carobs, rape-seed, liquorice, sugar cane, great piles of dutch cheeses.

From Tartarin De Tarascon by Colt, Oliver C.

The following table shows the export of carobs during the ten years ending 1913-14: Year.

From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by Bevan, William