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14th. Fallowing is never practised. 



15th. Very little manure is used, except for Opi- 

 um and Sugar-cane lands ; and I fear, much could 

 not be expected. 



16th Oxen only are used in the husbandry of 

 the district. Mules would not answer, as the natives 

 have a prejudice against them, being akin to a don- 

 key. 



17th. The implements used are those in general 

 use ; and either originals or models could be procur- 

 ed, if required. 



18th. Barley sown in November is cut in April ; 

 the same applies to wheat, gram, peas, mustard, 

 linseed. Dhall is sown in May and cut in April. 

 Rice two crops, one sown in March and cut in Sep- 

 tember, and the second sown in April, and cut in 

 November. Kodah, Jangoon, Sawah, Murrooah, 

 and Juneirah, sown in June and cut in September. 



19th. About one-fifth of the district in general 

 is in waste. There is a great deal of wood, which 

 accounts for it. 



20th. Wages are paid in kind. Ploughmen and 

 weeders are employed only from sunrise till noon, 

 and get 1^ seers (3 Ibs.) Bz. weight of grain for 

 their labour, and a little food for the day, and are 



