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Cost of solbs. of seed @ Rs. 3 per maund ... 2 o o 



Cost of pickling ... ... ... o 8 o 



i Rolling after sowing ... ... ... o 4 o 



i YZ Maunds of saltpetre ... ... ... 6 o o 



Watering with saltpetre solution ... ... i 8 o 



i Regular irrigation ... ... ...i 8 o 



1 Hand-weeding ... ... ... 2 8 o 



2 Wheel-hoeings ... ... ... i 2 o 



Reaping ... ... ... ... i 20 



Threshing and winnowing with machine 3 o o 



Rent (half year's rent) ... ... ...i 8 o 



Depreciation on implements ... ...080 



Total cost 26 o o 



Produce^ 12 maunds of grain @ 3 rs. ... 36 o o 



and straw 16 maunds 080 



Total outturn 37 8 o 

 Net profit per acre, about Rs. u. 



319. The points that should be borne in mind in extending 

 the cultivation of wheat in any part of India are: (i) the 

 seed should be of the best soft whife variety ; (2) a rust re- 

 sisting variety (from the Nagpur Experimental Farm, for 

 instance) should be chosen ; (3) the soil should be deeply 

 cultivated, as deeper cultivation is required for wheat than 

 for rice, barley and oats ; (4) saltpetre should be used for 

 top-dressing; (5) It should not be sown mixed with other 

 crops and the seed used should be unmixed and select and 

 the thrashing should be as clean as possible ; (6) sowing should 

 not be done until cold weather fairly sets in, barley and 

 oats being sown earlier in the season ; (7) if there is not 

 sufficient moisture at the time, land should be irrigated and 

 bakhared afterwards before sowing ; (8) wheat should be twice 

 irrigated, if possible, and the sites chosen for wheat land 

 should therefore be close to water. (9) Harvesting should 

 be done after the grain is', thoroughly ripe. (10) Grain should 

 be stored so that there may be complete protection against 



