ON HEMP. 



of the seed which is sown in Cautic (October) : but if the ground 

 be already in a state of cultivation, and has lately yielded an ouze 

 crop of grain, it will be sufficient to plough it four or five times. 



After the plants appear, the only care that is taken, is to place 

 Chokeys, to prevent cattle from injuring them. 



About five months after the plants come up, on their being 

 sufficiently mature, they are taken up by the roots, and tied up in 

 bundles. 



Dacca-Jelalpore. — The ground is ploughed seven or 

 eight times, and the seed sown in Cautic and Augun (October and 

 November.) 



When the seed is sown, the plants appear in the course of ten 

 or twelve days, after which no further care is bestowed upon them. 

 Three months afterwards the plants are cut down. 



Teetbaddy.— The ground should be ploughed five or six 

 times, and the seed sown in Cautic (October), or until the 4th or 

 5th Augun (15th November). 



After the appearance of the plants no further care is bestowed 

 on them. 



About four months after the appearance of the plants, or in 

 the months Faugun and Chyte (February and March), they are 

 taken up by the roots, and, the tops being taken off, are tied into 

 bundles. 



Momensing. — If the ground has been previously culti- 

 vated, three or four times ploughing is a sufficient prepara- 



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