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set of rows of each plot separately. The plots were made broader 

 and shorter than the old series. Even this precaution was found 

 insufficient and the whole series has this year been recast, each 

 plot being protected from external influence by a protective ring 

 plot 6' wide surrounding it. As the area was altogether a new 

 one acquired only just before the rains, no manures were applied 

 and no other treatment was given to the plots, but as was 

 expected the yields differ in several cases owing probably to the 

 previous cropping and treatment of the owners. The results are 

 given below as showing what a good cultivator would have got 

 from this land in its present condition and as indicating also the 

 large differences in yield of various crops within a small area 

 and the consequent difficulty that must always be met with in 

 attempting to ascertain the average state of a crop in a district, 

 in a taluka or even in a village. 



