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RAW -SILK. 



32khwansof-» Yield i seer lo chittacks of silk, 

 cocoons J No. 2 B and 2 of size 10 to 

 1 2, 1 2 to 1 4. Fixed price 1831. 

 Rupees 7. No premium. 

 32 ditto Yield 1 seer 8 chittacks of silk 

 No. I. 2 C, of size 18 to 20. 

 Fixed price 1831. Rupees 6. 

 12. No premium. 

 Average cost of cocoons per seer 



Rupees. 6 8 o 



Ditto of silk per seer, at 

 thefixed rate of 1831 789 



7 Bunds 181 khwans of cocoons. 



About forty-five begahs yield a maund of silk, 

 or one begab and a fraction to a seer. 



The Nerick of the high lands vary per begah 

 from three to five rupees. 



Ditto of low lands, from one and a quarter to 

 three rupees. 



The plant yields five crops in the year through- 

 out; but the price per load fluctuates, even so 

 much as from eight annas to two rupees (and 

 upwards in adverse seasons); the medium is there- 

 fore taken of one rupee per load. 



The charges for cultivating one begah of mul- 

 berry-land is under ten rupees per annum, includ- 

 ing rent, viz. 



Average Revenue or Rent per begah, Rs. 440 



Manure (saur) 180 



Labour of forty days in the year 400 



Total Rupees 9 12 o 



Which 



(K.) 1 April 



Letter 

 referred to in 

 page 161. 



July 



