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5. The neighbouring Zemindars were inclined to criticise th 

 Station management owing to the amount of labour expended in 

 preparatory cultivation for the different crops. An effort will be 

 made in future to keep cultivation charges, etc., within the range 

 of the ordinary cultivator. With a knowledge of the soil and 

 with proper use of water all the cultivation operations can be done 

 cheaply and efficiently with native implements. 



Season. 



6. The season under report was as usual marked by hot winds 

 from April to June. They have an adverse effect on all vegeta- 

 tion, especially on Egyptian cotton. The leaves wilt up and all 

 growth seems to stop for some weeks ; it is then that the plants 

 fall an easy prey to the white ants. It also seems to have con- 

 siderable delaying effect on the time of flowering and consequently 

 of harvesting. 



Experiments with Fibre Crops. 



7. Egyptian Cotton. The yields of the cotton plots are as 

 follows : 



These results are not particularly good, though still profit- 

 able on the average yield at a price of Rs. 14 "per maund of 

 80lbs. If the land were uniformly ' sweet" and proper care 

 were taken of the sowing, there is no reason why an average of 

 1,000 Ibs. per acre might not be expected. 



