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Appendix. 



Rarreah. 



Rs. as. 



Three maunds rarreah, at 4 rupees 8 annas per maund 



of 80 siccas 13 o 



Deduct : 



The amount of rent to government 5 



Expense of watering the plants, kernee or 

 weeding, lernee or extracting the kupas from 



the pods 4 o 



Seed o 2 



9 2 



Remains clear to the ryot 4 6 



Munnoah. 



A begah yields from twenty to fifty seers ; say for the medium 

 thirty-five. 



Thirty-five seers munnoah kupas at 2 rupees per maund of 80 



siccas 1 12 o 



Deduct for the rent the value of one-half the produce 



being battaye, or o 14 o 



For the lernee or extracting the kupas 2 o 



Seed o 1 



021 



Remains profit to the ryot 012 o 



independent of what he receives from the other articles 

 sown at the same time- 



From what has been stated, as well as from what is 

 allowed by the ryots themselves, it is eventually more 

 advantageous for them to cultivate the rarreah than the 

 munnoah cotton : for although the former requires much 

 attention, its cultivation is liable to considerable charges ; 

 yet in a good season it amply repays them for their labour, 



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