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Subsequent method of Culture. — Weeding . 94, 95, 97 



Watering of Hemp in certain situations 9G T 91 



Weeding of Hemp in Bengal 9S 



of Sunn, in Bengal and the Dacca District ib. 



Indications of the Ripeness of Hemp seed 99 — 102, 110, 111 



Manner of gathering Hemp when ripe . ] 03 



Proper season for pulling Hemp 104 — 106 



Cautions to be observed in pulling Hemp 107, 108 



Instructions for making up Hemp into Bundles 112 



Hemp, when gathered in Bengal 113 



Sunn, Avhen ripe for gathering ib. 



Mode of gathering it in Bengal. ib. 114 



* . — in the Dacca District 115 



Method of gathering the Phool-sunn 116, 1 17 



Mode of procuring the Seed 118 



Whether sweating improves the quality of the Seed 119 



Expedients for completing the Maturity of Hemp-seed 120 



Best methods of separating the Seed 122 



Mode of obtaining the Seeds of the Sunn-plant in Bengal 124 



Average produce of Hemp 126 — 1 28 



of Sunn, in Bengal 129 



*• ■■ ' ■■■ in the Dacca District. ] 30 



Profit on the Cultivation of Hemp 133 



Estimate of profit in England by the Abbe Brulles ...» ib. 



in Suffolk 135— 13S 



in Lincolnshire 1 38 — 1 4 1 



• in the County of Norfolk 141-^143 



■ — on the Cultivation of Hemp in the North of Europe .... 144 



Estimate of the Produce and Expense of an Acre of Land cultivated with 



Hemp in Nova Scotia 145, 146 



Estimate of the Profit from cultivating Sunn in Bengal, compared with 



that arising from other staple Productions of the Country 146 — 149 



Similar estimate of Profit in the Dacca District 150 — 153 



