di, prop when wheels are taken off. 



ij fastened edges of body. 

 Cost 



,.. } .. 



[ sdhu Ka 5. 

 ' 



Md/'t'd ... ... ... 



Bdngar ... ... ... ... nim 8 aunas. 



lidnsi ... ... ,.. ... nim 8 



Suja ... ... ... ... *a'Au Ui. 2. 



Kc. 1-4 making. 

 J'afc/i 



Wheels, iaitff, Rs. 4 to Ea 16 a pair (average Rs. 7.) 

 Shaguni "\ 

 Unthara > ... ... ... ,., babul 8 annas. 



Mdthdpdra ) 



Axle ... ... ... ... iron Re. 1. 



nails, &e. ... ... ... ... Rs. 4. 



Rope ... ... ... ... 1. 



I\'d/i ... ... ... ... 5 annas. 



The whole about Rs. 30. 

 Artificial aids to husbandry. 



32. The irrigation in this district is now chiefly obtained from two 

 sources, wells and canals. I have described in my 15th paragraph the general 

 local distribution of well irrigation, and now proceed to describe the well itself. 

 W ells - 33. Wells are of the following description : 



1. Entirely of masonry, cemented with mortar. 



2. Of brick uncemented. 



3. Uubricked. 



4. Half brick, half unbricked. 



The wells lined with a wooden cylinder (jhdkan) or wattle cylinder (ludsdr) 

 are not made in this district. 



The bricks used are of three kinds : 



1 . Gumma, the large brick ordinarily used in building 12 /r X 0" X 3^. 



2. Makheya, small bricks 6" X 4" X 1 /' 



3. Garh, tile bricks forming segment of a circle according to size of 



well. 



34. The first class of wells is naturally the most expensive. 



They are built largely as works of charity for the refreshment of way- 

 farers, or as additions to temples, &c., and also by zemindars and cultivators for 

 agricultural purposes ; less, however, now-a-days by the former than the latter ; 

 whilst altogether the expense of such a permanent work of utility seems beyond 

 the power of all but a very few. The cost depends of course on the depth to 

 the permanent spring, but the average expense is rarely less than Rs, 300 for 



