One cargo of ice has been sent to China, but it melted on the way from improper packing.

A Hong Kong merchant once ordered a cargo of hams from the Amoor, and when he received it and opened the barrels he found they contained nothing but bones.

As the bone market was low at that time he did not repeat his order.
Flax and hemp will grow here, and might become profitable exports.
There is excellent grazing land and no lack of pasturage, but at present bears make fearful havoc among the cattle and sheep.

In some localities tigers are numerous, particularly among the Buryea Mountains, where the Cossacks make a profession of hunting them.

The tiger is not likely to become an article of commerce, but on the contrary is calculated to retard civilization.
With increased agriculture, pork can be raised and cured, and the Russians might find it to their advantage to introduce Indian corn, now almost unknown on the Amoor.