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15th. Manuring is uniformly practised ; cow- 

 dung and tank mud are generally used, chiefly the 

 former. Some people pen their cattle. 



16th. Oxen and buffaloes are both used, chiefly 

 oxen. The natives know nothing of mules, and 

 would probably feel a prejudice against them, as 

 they do against the employment of asses. 



17th. As the various implements of husbandry 

 used in Beerbhoom, hardly differ in any respect 

 from those used in the other districts of Bengal, 

 a particular description of them would appear unne- 

 cessary. If required, cither originals or models 

 might be procured without much inconvenience or 

 expense, the whole, even of the best description, not 

 amounting to more than ten rupees. 



18th. Rice is sown from the middle of May to 

 the end of June. It is transplanted from the 1st of 

 July to the 15th of August; and with the excep- 

 tion of Ouse, which ripens early, is reaped from the 

 middle of November till the middle of December. 

 The Sugar-cane is planted in May. The harvest 

 lasts from the 15th February to the 15th March. 

 Cotton is sown from about the 1st till the middle of 

 October ; the harvest continues from about the 

 1st of Mav till the 12th of June. Wheat. Barley. 



