i 348 j 



520. Cost. R s . A. P. 



4 ploughings ... ...300 



Planting ... ... ...600 



Spading or earthing (15 men) ...300 



Watering ... ... ...480 



2 weedings (12 men each time) ...300 



Cost of cuttings or roots ...400 



Rent ... 3 o o 



Total Rs. ,,. 26 o o 

 Outturn, 100 maunds at i pice a seer about comes to Rs. 60, 



CHAPTER LV1I1. 



HII,I,I3S (CAPSICUM FRUTKSCENS). 



T IKE brinjals, chillies are very much subject to fungoid 

 diseases but they are not so subject to the attack of 

 insects. Dalbhanga rtig and Kutelaga are the commonest fun- 

 goid diseases. When these overtake a crop it is not feasi* 

 ble to stop them. In fact chillie cultivation has to be given 

 Up for 2 years successively in a locality affected with either of 

 these diseases before it can be taken up again. The Bordeaux 

 mixture and invigorating manures have been used in vain. 

 Besides the ordinary Capsicum frutescens of Bengal may be 

 mentioned the C. annuum or Nepaul chillies and the C. mini- 

 mum or Dhani lanka which are varieties more highly prized 

 for their greater pungency. Cayenne pepper is made out of 

 C. annuum. Some bright coloured varieties of C. annuum 

 have however no pungency at all and these are preferred 

 for the feeding of birds as they are supposed to heighten the 

 Colour of their feathers, 



