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as shoots coming afterwards from deep down the earth grow 

 up vigorously and continue to grow side by side with the 

 smutted flower-stalks, apparently unaffected by them. But it 

 is never safe to allow a luxuriant growth of parasitic fungus, 

 as a fungus may sometimes prove very injurious though at 

 other times they do not seem to do any practical harm. 



618. Cost of growing an acre of sugar-cane. In the 

 following estimate, the wages have been calculated at the 

 rate of 4 annas, and the most approved system only taken 

 into account. 



Rs. AS. P. 

 Harrowing the field after lifting potatoes ... ... o 60 



Rolling ... ... ... ... o 60 



Trenching with Double-mould-board plough ... o 12 o 



12,000 cuttings at Rs. 2 per 1,000 ... ... 24 o o 



Cost of getting the cuttings sprouted in a pit ... i 80 



Cost of pickling the cuttings ... ... -"5 o o 



2 maunds of apatite (i.e. 10 mnds. per acre once in 5 years) 600 

 Castor-cake, 15 maunds ... ... ... 30 o o 



Saltpetre, 2% maunds ... ... ... 15 o o 



Cost of planting cuttings (24 men) ... ... 6 o o 



Cost of filling up blanks, a month afterwards ... o 80 



Cost of applying the manure before the two earthings ... 4 o o 

 Cost of three irrigations (February, March and April) ... 9 o o 

 Cost of one irrigation in November ... 3 o o 



Cost of one hand-weeding ... ... ... 4 80 



Cost of one hoeing with JIunter hoe ... ... o 12 o 



Cost of two more hoeings 'earthings) with Hunter hoe ... i So 

 One hoeing with kodalies (15 men) after the November 



irrigation ... 3 12 o 



60 men employed in cutting and stripping the canes 



(distributed over 12 days) ... ... .15 o o 



One man employed for 12 days at the crushing mill ... 3 o o 

 One man employed for 12 days for driving bullocks ... 3 o o 

 Hire of 2 pairs of bullocks for 12 days ... ... 6 o o 



One man clarifying and boiling the juice for 12 days ... 3 o o 



