1.   But presently the crowd loosened into smaller groups and a good many people went off into the village or set off for outlying farms.

2.   Local adherents buy animals from outlying farms and have outdoor ceremonies of sacrifice on appropriate occasions, leaders said.

3.   Shops sprang up to service the outlying farms.

4.   Unlike prices at the markets that are to open in October, prices here were set by local officials in meetings with representatives from the bigger outlying farms.

5.   And fruit, vegetables and dairy products supplied by outlying farms had dwindled at some Managua markets.

6.   No injuries were reported, but the Civil Defense Authority sent volunteer rescue squads to check on families at outlying farms.

7.   On weekends, roads leading out of Pyongyang are packed as organized crowds head toward outlying farms carrying pails to water the crops, he said.