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first monsoon months, July to October, if this is not done, the 



results invariably end in failure. 



Cassia auriculati Tarwad, a shrub which came into promin- 

 ence during the war as a tanning material, can be raised very easily 

 on ploughed land of the ra,vine type. It seems to require very 

 little attention and stands quite severe drought too. In the Etawah 

 district several hundred acres have been sown between the lines of 

 trees as a catch crop. It suSers however from frost and it is doubt- 

 ful whether its cultivation will be profitable. 



