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This is the most common method of irrigation in the districts 
reported on. Usually only two bullocks are attached to each 
bucket ; in some instances, however, where the wells are deep, 
four bullocks are attached to each bucket. The cattle pull 
down an inclined plane and discharge the water, and readily 
walk backwards up the plane to the highest part of it; on the 
bucket being refilled, they go down the plane again; the 
driver sings to them and rides down on the rope. ‘The pro- 
‘cess is suspended for an hour or two during the middle of the 
_ day. The accompanying drawing illustrates this process, and 
_ does not require any explanation. A very considerable quan- 
_ tity of water is brought up by this method. ‘The buckets in 
use vary little in size, and the wells, probably, range from 25 
to 45 feet deep; some experiments of mine, therefore, to 
ascertain the quantity of water brought up from a well 35 feet 
deep in a certain time, may be considered as an average of the 
efficiency of this method of irrigation. I found a moht (of six 
-paahls) average a delivery of 198 wine bottles of water each 
time. The bottle contained 28 ounces of water, apothecaries’ 
measure, consequently the bucket contained 5544 ounces wine 
measure, 231 quarts, or 57 gallons 3 quarts. There is a 
singular uniformity of time between the delivery of two 
buckets, seldom exceeding seventy seconds; a man and a 
pair of bullocks, therefore, in an hour deliver 2931 gallons of 
_ water; and, labouring seven hours a day, give 20,517 gallons 
_ wine measure; and the same man with two pairs of bullocks 
_ delivers 41,034 gallons of water ; a quantity infinitely exceeding 
_ what Europeans usually believe to be drawn up by the simple 
-_ means employed. At eight pounds troy to the gallon, the 
veight of water drawn up by one pair of bullocks in one day 
ill be 164,136lbs. troy; and bytwo pairs of bullocks,328,272lbs. 
oy. This account appears very considerable, but my ex- 
eriments have been repeated with care; and, on the whole, 
he delivery of water may be rather underrated than over- 
ated. . 
Near the village of Piroorgoot, 1 observed a simple method 
watering a field. The bed of a nullah, or rivulet, with very 
w banks, had been dammed up; three pieces of wood, like 
gin, were put over the water; a scoop was suspended by a 
e to the apex of the gin, and a man scooped out the water 
o his field. The labour was great, and the supply of water 
mall. This apparatus is called Dohl. 
__ It would appear to be of considerable importance to encou- 
__ Yage the making of wells, as the only means of increasing the 
| very limited exports of the Dukhun. 
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