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Rs. A. P. 

 Four irrigations ... ... ... 120 o 



Harvesting ... f ... ... 600 



Rent ... ... ... ... 300 



Total Rs. ... 170 o o 

 Outturn 150 maunds at 1-8 ... 225 o o 



Net profit about Rs. 50. 



CHAPTER L VI. 



BRINJAI, (SOI.ANUM 



"VTEXT to potatoes beguns or brinjals (called also egg-fruits 

 and aubergines) are the most highly prized vegetable of 

 Bengal. 



511. Soil. High well drained sandy loam or garden 

 soil not too rich in organic matter, suits this crop best. In 

 clay soil the fruits of begun and patal become small though 

 sweeter, An excess of organic or nitrogenous manure or 

 organic matter present in the soil, gives rise to the develop- 

 ment of leaves at the expense of flower. At the Sibpur 

 farm it has been noticed that unmanured plots give better 

 result than plots manured with saltpetre and cowdung. 

 Being very subject to diseases and attack of insects, it should 

 not be grown in the same locality oftener than once in 5 or 

 6 years, and the land should be kept well drained, as 

 stagnant water gives rise to fungoid diseases. The free use of 

 lime and ashes at the time of sowing and transplanting is 

 also recommended. 



512. There are two distinct varieties of brinjals. Mukta- 

 keshi. Makra, Chhatare and Elokeshi belong to the ordinary 

 class, but kuli begun growing in bunches and bearing fruits 



