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root, the consequence is, that it will rot, and he has lost his labour. 

 At the close of the rains, or about the end of September, the Sunn 

 is ready for cutting. When the farmer is cutting it, he will leave 

 standing a small quantity, perhaps about a quarter of a begah out of 

 ten begahs, to grow to seed ; and that is cut about the end of Oc- 

 tober. Afterwards he will prepare the same ground for barley, 

 wheat, or some other grain, but in general the two former, and 

 thereby have two crops from the same ground, between the month 

 of June and the middle of March. 



Malda. — In the month of September, the ground must be 

 first of all twice ploughed and then once harrowed; after which it 

 must be again twice ploughed and once harrowed ; all the clods of 

 earth beat fine, and well cleared of weeds. In this state it is ready 

 to receive the seed. After sowing it must be twice ploughed and 

 twice harrowed. This is the practice with ground which has been 

 recently in cultivation with other articles ; but in case the land to 

 be cultivated has lain fallow during several years, more labour must 

 be bestowed upon it, and instead of being ploughed six times it 

 must be ploughed ten times. 



Such is the mode of cultivation generally practised in the dif- 

 ferent districts round the factory : but in the country adjacent the 

 seasons of sowing and reaping are quite different, and the cultiva- 

 tion is performed after the following manner : 



The ground being prepared, as before, with four or more 

 ploughings, as circumstances require, and being well cleared of 



weeds 5 , 



