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point is noticed, showing the estimation in which 

 the American paddy is held, namely, that it realizes 

 now double the price of the native variety. It 

 has further been proved by experiments that, if 

 occasional irrigation is available after the crop has 

 been reaped, a second crop may be obtained from 

 the same roots, the yield of which, although not so 

 large as the first, is still very considerable. 



The results of all these trials have established 

 beyond doubt the fact that the introduction of 

 Carolina paddy into India is perfectly feasible, and 

 that common care and some discretion are the 

 only requisites to success. 



The advantages which its cultivation offers have 

 been summed up as follows : 



(1) It is a four months' crop. 



( 2 ) It requires less water than the native paddy. 



(3) For the same area, 24 measures of seed will 



go as far as 32 measures of native seed. 



(4) Each seed that germinates is capable of 



producing from 10 to 17 plants without 

 any particular care a productive power 

 not possessed by native paddy to any 

 appreciable extent. 



(5) The ears are incomparably longer than 



those of native paddy grown under the 

 most favorable circumstances. 



(6) The largeness of its yield. 



(7) Its superiority as food grain. 



