298 AGRICULTURE. 



introduced into Sindli at the Punjaub rate, viz. 

 two rupees a maund, a revenue might be re- 

 alized from it of nearly five lakhs of rupees. 

 The general average consumption of salt in 

 Sindh has been estimated at about 12 lbs a head 

 per annum. 



Rock salt is obtained from Pind Dadun Khan 

 in the Punjaub territories, but there is none to 

 be found in Sindh. 



The implements of agriculture in the Khyr- 

 poor territory, indeed throughout Sindh ge- 

 nerally, are of the simplest construction. The 

 staple produce of Upper Sindh is wheat; of 

 Middle and Lower Sindh, bajree and jowaree. 

 In the low lands about Larkhana and in the 

 Delta rice is cultivated. Manure is not com- 

 monly in use, unless in the lands contiguous to 

 villages. When manured and carefully tilled, 

 the same plot yields one or more crops an- 

 nually. No rotation of crops is observed. The 

 supply of water for agricultural pm-poses is 

 either derived from the natural overflow of the 

 Indus, or is artificially supplied by canals. In 

 the higher lands wheels are requisite for raising 

 the water to the level of the fields. The Per- 

 sian wheel is generally used throughout Sindh 



