Note 23 — JÖKUL-RANGES AND VOLCANOES ON THE SOUTH COAST.
Ólafur Pálsson translation
‘In estimating the seriousness of such a loss, it is necessary to bear in mind that the hay harvest is, so far as the vegetable kingdom is concerned, the only harvest in Iceland; and that hay is almost the sole provender for horses, sheep, and cattle during three-fourths of the year.’