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Badagas bring grain in Lags and baskets to the markets at CH. XXVIT. 

 Ootacamand, Coonoor, and Kotasfiri. Their women also assist : . 

 bullocks are rarely used. — — - 



The weekly markets do not seem to have had much influence J^^"'^*'f^ "^ 

 in developing among the Badagas a desire to improve the quality j.ro luce to 

 of the crops grown by them or to introduce new varieties of food ">^''^^*'- 

 plants into their farms, but they resort to them regularly to *^'"■^'^^^• 

 purchase the surplus grain they need. 



The Badaga agricultui-e does not maintain them : they have Result of 

 to go out to daily labour, and with the money so obtained to agriculture, 

 purchase grain to add to the village stock. 



(c) English Farming. 



Tracts and soils best suited. — Expenses. — Seasons for cultivating. — Fiold crops. — 

 Degeneration of seed. — Draining, terracing, and ploughing. — Cultivation. — 

 Manuring — lime — potash. — Horticulture. — Garden crops. — Fruit trees.— 

 Market prices. — Live-stock — cattle — sheep — pigs — horSfS — poultry. — 

 Diseases. — Treatment — murrain— foot-and-mouth disease. — General remarks. 



As a general rule, it may be laid down that all the country Tracts of the 

 west of Doddabetta is best suited for oat-hay and turnip crops ; that J*''^^ *^".*^ ®"^^^ 

 east of Doddabetta for general grain crops, mangold wurtzel, 

 and potatoes. For Guinea grass, Mauritius grass, and tSorghmn 

 saccharatum the northern aspect is the best. 



The cost of breaking up grass land, manuring, sowing and Expenses. 

 reaping in the cultivation of cereals or wet crops may be calcu- 

 lated as follows per acre : — 



First Year. 



Breaking up the land 9 inches deep 

 Cutting sods 

 Ten tons manure 



Seed, 80 lb. (oats) 



Sowing 



Harrowing 



Rent 



Reaping 



Stacking 



Total 



The return may be estimated at 2 tons of oat-hay at 40 

 rupees = 80 the lirst year. The second year the expense may 

 be calculated as follows : — 



RS. A. p. 



Three plougliings at .3 Rs- 9 



Ten ton.s manure ... ... ... ... 30 



Sowing 80 lb. oats ' ... 4 4 



