XIV 



TURMERIC 431 



Rupees. 



Profit 31 



Duthie gives cultivation of 1 bigha, y acre . . .19 



Yield 36 



Profit ... 17 



Dr. McCann (Dyes and Tans of Bengal) gives the 

 cost of cultivation of 1 bigha, thus : in Hugli, 6 to 8 

 rupees; in Rajshahi, 7 to 8 rupees; in Monghyr, 10 

 rupees ; and Bhagalpur, 1 5 rupees. 



Watt's Dictionary gives for Coimbatore : 



R. A. P. 



Manure 10 



Six ploughings 300 



Ridging and sowing . . . .300 



Hoeing and weeding . . . . 14 



Fifty waterings, allowing for rainfall (gardens 



only) 40 



Digging 600 



Sizing and preparing 14 



Cuttings 25 



Assessment 180 



116 8 

 Value of crop, 3,000 to 5,000 Ibs. . 120 to 200 rupees. 



To this, however, must be added the value of 

 the intermediate crops, usually here grown with the 

 turmeric. 



A writer in the Indian Planters' Gazette (quoted 

 in the Tropical Agriculturist, 1903, vol. i. p. 660) 

 gives for 1 bigha : 



R. A. p. 



Ploughs (8), ploughing at 5 annas each . .280 



Manuring . . . . . . .600 



16 coolies preparing land, 5 for a rupee . .333 



8 coolies planting . . . . . .199 



Cultivation, weeding, etc. . . . . .500 



Digging and sorting, 10 coolies . . . .200 



Rent for one year 230 



Total . . 22 8 



Returns 16 maunds of fresh turmeric at 3 rupees 



per maund . . . . . . . 48 6 6 



Profit . . . 25 8 



