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at the upper end. The rope is fastened to the yoke 

 of the pair of bullocks, which supply the motive power. 

 The bullocks descend an inclined plane varying in 

 length with the depth of the well, and thus bring the 

 bucket to the surface, where it is emptied by a man 

 specially stationed for the purpose. In the field under 

 irrigation, a third man is employed in admitting the 

 water to the crops, or in sprinkling it over the ground 

 with a wooden scoop, shaped something like a spade 

 (called a hatha), from the spots where it collects. 



" The average capacity of a moth is nearly 2j 

 cubic feet, the quantity of water raised per hour 

 varies from 75 to 250 cubic feet, and, as the 

 working day is often not less than twelve hours, the 

 daily outturn varies from 900 to 3,000 cubic feet. 



The value of the leather bucket varies from 3^. to 

 6s., the rope costs &s., and the ironwork, is. 6d. 

 The bucket lasts during the season of irrigation (about 

 four months), and the rope two years. 



" The cost of irrigation for one season, as estimated 

 by Mr. H. C. Levinge, the Superintending Engineer 



of the Sone Circle, is as follows : 



* d. 



One-tenth of the cost of a pair of bullocks ... o 7 3 



Four months' feed of bullocks ... ...140 



Four months' wages for the labourers ... 2 o o 



Cost of moth ... ... ... o ii o 



Total ,423 



