16 REMARKS ON AGRICULTURE 



Many parts of this district are very proper for the 

 cultivation of wlieat and barley, notwithstanding 

 which, very little of either is sown. The kind 

 of wheat found in these parts is bad, the flour pro- 

 duced therefrom is of a very dark colour, and con- 

 sequently finds no market among Europeans. The 

 native merchants on this account make no advances 

 for it, and this want of a market is the reason alleged 

 why it is not cultivated to a greater extent. For 

 the purpose of making a trial I sowed Patna wheat, 

 on a large quantity of land, in the year 1798; the 

 flour produced from which was of a veiy good quality. 



Several kinds of pulse are sown at the commence- 

 ment of the cold season, the principal of which are 

 Kesari,* Mashuri,t and Biit.J The seeds of the first 

 of these kinds are sometimes scattered among the 

 stubble of the Buna rice, and produce a good crop 

 without further trouble, but the most usual way 

 is to sow it on land previously well ploughed and 

 cleansed, in the same manner as for the other cold 

 leason crops. 



Tobacco is cultivated to a considerable extent 

 on low and loamy land. The seeds are sown on 

 a small plat or seed bed, soon after the conclusion 

 of the rains, where they are shaded, and watered, 

 if necessary, till they are large enough to be trans- 

 planted into the field. The land for tobacco must 

 be well ploughed, and manured, after which the 

 young plants are transplanted in rows, much in the 

 manner that cabbages are planted in England^ and 

 at the same distance. The young plants require con- 

 tinual attention, the ground between them must be 

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• Lathyrus »ativ», f Ervuia lens, I Cicer arieUnum. 



