

The area recorded under these crops in the mea- 

 surement papers is 8,015 acres, separately sown. 

 A variety of urd is sown in February or March in low damp ground ; 



this is harvested in Jeth, and hence is called jethua urd. 

 General. rr , . , , , 



Urd is sown alone too in mar and kobar soils, as 19 



masur. Of all the pulses urd is the most esteemed and kept for marriages and 

 feasts ; next arhar ; lea-t of all moth. 



Urd and mung are not sown in the same field ; urd is sown in dumat soil, 



in lighter sandy soil. 



