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dried night-soil), and fresh night-soil. They gave the 

 following results : 



Farm-yard manure, 10 tons to the acre . 6,388 Ibs. per acre. 



Effluent from septic tanks, 11 waterings 5,544 ,, 



Poudrette, 10 tons . . . . 5,088 



Fresh night-soil, 4 dressings . . . 3,547 



Farm-yard manure gave the best results, and it 

 does generally seem the most valuable manure for the 

 tropics for any form of cultivation, but the effluent is 

 superior to the other two. 



Cost of Planting and Curing. The Director of 

 Agriculture in Bengal gives an estimate as follows : 



For 1 acre. R. A. P. 



6 Ploughings 240 



3 maunds of seed at 3 rupees . . . .900 

 Planting, 8 men at 4 annas a day . . .200 

 To earth up four times . . . . .400 

 Four weedings, 3 men at a time . . .300 



Repairing the furrows, 4 men . . . .100 

 Digging, 6 men . . . . . .180 



Cleaning, 3 men 12 



Boiling, 6 men 180 



Drying, 8 men 200 



Rent 400 



Earthen pots 100 



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Major Garstin (Duthie, Field and Garden Crops, 

 vol. iii. p. 42) estimates cost of 1 acre's cultivation : 



Rupees. 

 Sowing ......... 5 



Planting out 3 



Seed 20 



Weeding and hoeing ...... 4J 



Harvesting ........ 2J 



Curing and drying ....... 8 



Rent 1 



Yield 30 maunds fresh, value ..... 60 

 Cured and dried 7^ maunds . . . . .75 



