Two chapters (XVI and XVII, pp. 147-171) from a 1904 Cassell volume on the Nile Valley, describing modern farming in Egypt's Delta. Cotton is treated first and in most detail: crop rotation, ridging and irrigation, sowing, picking, yields, costs per acre, varieties (Mit-Afifi, Abbassi, Yannovitch, Ashmouni) and pests. Later sections cover beans, maize, water melons, clover, wheat, barley, sesame and dourra, with threshing methods, wages and prices. It has two photographs of Egyptian farm and river scenes and no weaving content.

A four-page chapter on sheep keeping in Egypt, taken from a book about the Khedive's country. It describes the neglected state of Egyptian sheep raising, the lack of breed selection, the role of the shepherd, and the need to guard flocks against theft. It also discusses growing demand for mutton and the prospects of ensilage for feeding sheep in the Nile Delta. A photograph of Egyptian sheep with a shepherd is included. It contains nothing on wool or textiles.