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On the Vegetation of the Jhelum District, [No. 3 ( 



Kuhan nulla, runs through this tract. Its water is not used for 

 irrigation, but where this stream passes through the range of hills at 

 Ehotas, its power is used to drive three or four flour mills. The 

 remains of a canal of the old Seikh time are to be traced from near 

 Doolial, in a direct line, to a little above the Civil Lines at Jhelum, 

 across that portion of the country, where the river takes a rapid turn 

 from a southerly to a westerly course. 



AaKXGIILTUEAL PRODUCE 1 . 



Two crops are generally produced during the year, viz;, the Eubbee 

 and Khureef. For the Eubbee crop the Zemindars begin to sow about 

 the end of October; and collect the harvest during April. The 

 Khureef crop is sown in June, and is collected about the end of Sep- 

 tember or during October. The hot weather extends from the middle 

 of April to the middle of October ; the cold weather over the rest of 

 the year. The chief falls of rain occur about the end of August or 

 during September. Heavy rains also fall in March and April, The 

 crops generally throughout the Jhelum district are dependant for 

 their maturity upon these special falls of raim 



The chief products of the Eubbee crop are, Wheat " G-ehun," Triti- 

 cum cestivum, var. ; Barley, " Jhow," Herdeum hexastichon. Gram, 

 " Chunna," Oicer arietintwi ; Eape, " Surson," Brassica campestris and 

 Uruca L. ; Linseed, "Ulsee," Linum usitatissimum ; Safflower, " Ku- 

 soomba," Carthamus tinctoria ; with a great variety of the Melon tribe. 



Those of the Khureef crop are — ■ 



Millet, var. " Bajree," Penieillaria spieata. Millet, var. "Jowar," 

 Andropogon Sorghum ; Cotton, " Kupas," Gossypium herlaeeum. 

 Indian corn, " Makee," Zea Mays. Sugarcane, " Gunnah," Saceharum 

 officinarum ; Oil seed, "Til," Sesamum Indicum ; Indian hemp, 

 " Sunn," Crotalarea juncea. 



Where irrigation may be resorted to throughout the year, tobacco 

 and rape are raised during the whole hot season, as in the Goojerat 

 district. 



Wheat. Of this the bearded white variety is that which is chiefly 

 grown, although the red is not uncommon ; both are of average quality. 

 A large exportation of this takes place ; chiefly towards Mooltan. 



Barley. The six rowed variety is produced of a very superior quality 

 and is largely cultivated ; the greatest part of this crop being also 

 exported towards Mooltan, 



