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Groundnut*. — Dibbling, 15 women per acre including 

 weeding, exclusive of weeding, 10 women in cumbu and 12 in 

 ragi. 



Ragi— Generally planted singly. Three women will 

 lift seedlings for 15 women to plant. For planting in ridges 

 10 to 12 women per acre, and for beds 14 to 16 women per 

 acre are required. One man and two women plant an acre 

 of dry ragi a day. 



TWmmc— Behind plough, one and a half pairs and 

 drivers with 4 or 5 boys will sow an acre in the day. 



Ploughing. — First ploughing with the country plough in 

 dry land, half acre for each pair daily. There should be no 

 ridges left between the furrows. 



In subsequent ploughings the plough takes a little more 

 land and the area covered is about f acre daily. 



In ploughing to cover seed an acre a day may be expected. 

 In wet land (puddling), generally with inferior animals, 25 

 cents the first time, about 35 cents the second time and half 

 an acre for third and subsequent ploughings. With black- 

 cotton soil iron plough, four men and four pairs will plough 

 40 — 60 cents ; when the soil is very hard, another man is 

 required. 



Gallows plough with two pairs will do 50 cents a day 

 unless the lead is very short. In Ceded districts half acre 

 can be ploughed daily with the cotton soil plough, using four 

 pairs of cattle. In places where this implement is newly 

 introduced, the work turned out is less, only one-third of an 

 acre being ploughed daily. 



R.I.S. plough and Turn wrest plough— 40 to 50 cents a day. 



Ridging. — A man with Ransomes double mould board 

 plough and a pair of cattle can ridge up to 1£ acres a day 

 (ridges l£ feet apart) in land already well ploughed. 



Rope-making. — One man and one woman or boy will twist 

 30 to 38 lb. of fibre into rope in a day. 



Twists of straw for packing grains are made 30 feet long, 

 and 2 men can make 40 twists in a day. 



Sowing broadcast —A. man will sow 1 acre an hour. To 

 •cover this one man and a pair of bullocks will take one full 

 day. 



Sowing modan (dry land) paddy in Kalabar.— Eight men 

 will carry to the field sow and rake in the seed for an acre 

 (about 60 lb.). 



Groundnuts. — Three pairs of cattle and 6 women extra 

 will do an acre in half day, that is 2 women or men behind 

 each plough, if sowing is done in every furrow. 



