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The area of the seed beds was not the same in all cases. 

 The cowdung rb plot of on** guntha supplier! seedlings sufficient for 

 transplanting 8 gunthas, and almost all oilcake plots, poudrette 

 and fish manure plots supplied seedlings 'for 6 gunthas each. 



The cost of raising seedlings varies greatly and is very high. 

 The Airi and mixed branches had to be brought from long dis- 

 tances and the artificial manures were very costly. The Uiidi 

 cake was brought from Ratndgiri and Hay an from Nadiad. 



9. Results of field crops. The seedlings from cake, fish, 

 poudiette and cowdung plots were healthy and vigorous in the seed 

 beds as well as in the transp'anted area. The seed liners raised on 

 artificial manures wero healthy and strong in the seed beds, but 

 they fared poorly in the transplanted area. 



So far as the figures given below prove anything, they indi- 

 cate that cowdung rah has justified its reputation nrnonj cultiva- 

 tors as the bt'SD preparation f-jr the seed bed. Tue yields are 

 however muck too uneven to be reliable. 



