PRODUCTION ON THK HI 



at the nite ,,f L'o u.ttundM per aere, should be spread on the ground alter 



fl "' lirsl '"' A pWUgl .1- ::, _.|dy mixnti with thr null. 1 



is then divided int.. .section^ .--channel* and lai<( IfM and 



furrows. Sets consisting of .MI- ,, <* tare* a*. 



' eve* " are planted along the ridge* ,.* apart in a tingle or 



double n,w. Experiments at theftbpm ( <,! th*- 



o lit turn per acre from double rows waa about 9,600 lb., a in*!* n*i 



rows about 7,300 lb. Planting the sets shou! 



in the plains before October. Between planting ami narvwt 



should be watered if necessary, but not in exceiw, the eart 1 



weeded and heaped up several times round tin- U-- ,,f the growing plant*. 



Harvest takes place from 15th January to 15th March. Maker ji raittmata 



the cost of cultivation at Rs. 170 per acre and urn at 150 msmmji CM. 



valued at Rs. 225, giving a net profit of about R*. 50. 



[Cy. Ghosha. Potato and Iu Cult., Journ. Agri.-Hort. Noe. Ind.. 1871, U.. pt. iL. 

 296-309; Basil, Agri. Lohardaga, 1890, pt. i., 74-ft ; BancHoj. Ayr, 

 1893. 108-10; Admin. Rept. Bengal. 1901 J Muker/i. Handbook /ml. 



Agri., 1901, 336-43 ; Boy. Crop* of Beng., 1906. 113 9 ; Ann. R,pt*. Dtp. Land 

 Rec. and Agri. ; Agri. Dcpt. Beng. Bull.. 1906, No. 8 ; Exptr. Form R+pU. 

 Bardwan, 1906-7, 33-40.] 



Assam. Potatoes are extensively grown on the higher slopes chiefly 

 in the Khasia hills, and in lower land which has been well druin-d. In the 

 Gazetteer of Assam (1906, x., 73-4), which deals with the Khasia, Ja 

 Garo and Lushai hills, it is stated that the crop was first i 

 1830 by Mr. David Scott and in 1881-2 the export of potatoes from 

 province reached 127,000 maunds. Five years later, however, the tuber 

 was attacked by disease and in 1887-8 the export fell to 42,000 maunds, 

 and in 1899-1900 had decreased to 5,000 maunds. A change then came, 

 due to the introduction in 1897 of the Naini Tal potato, and in 1905-4 

 the exports reached 51,000 maunds. Two crops are raised : "The first TwoONf* 

 is sown in January and February, and is gathered in June ami July . 

 second is sown in July and August and is harvested in November and 

 December." [Cf. Ind. Gard., Sept. 29, 1898, 429-30 ; Rept. Dept. Land 

 Rec. and Agri. ; Agri. Dept. Assam Bull., 1904, No. 10, 5-7.] 



United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. The potato is said to flourish U. Pro*, 

 well in the hills at Naini Tal, Almora, Paori Lohygat, and beyond MUM<> 

 and also in the plains. Duthie and Fuller (Field and Garden Crop*., pt. in., 

 15-6) state that cultivation is conducted on the European method, and 

 differs in no material respect from that described above for Bengal. Two 

 hundred maunds is stated to be no extraordinary outturn, but the rultiva- TWA. 

 tion is very expensive. " The eyes are planted in November and the 

 potatoes are ready for digging up in February. They are sold in the 

 bazar at the rate of 12 annas to one rupee and four annas per mauml." 

 On the authority of the late Mr. Gollan, it is also stated that " the best 

 time to sow the acclimatised varieties is from the middle of September *" 

 to the middle of October, and that the hill kinds and those imported from 

 Europe must be sown later. Water is freely given during growth, hut the 

 <|ti;mtity is reduced when the leaves begin to turn yellow. If the soil is 

 naturally rich, manure is not essential, but in the plains manure is always 

 given." 



In recent years three varieties have been experimented with at the 

 Cawnpore Farm, viz. the Madrasi white, country red, and hill var 

 In the report for 1903-4 it is stated that the average outturn for six year* 



