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ON HEMP. 



BENGAL. 



SUNN. 



Benares. — For one began twenty seers of seed, which, at 

 four begahs per acre, according to the Resident's computation of 

 the begah in Benares, make two maunds per acre. 



Commercolly.-— The quantity of seed required to sow a 

 begah of land is computed to be thirty seers of sixty Sicca-weight. 

 The Resident does not state the number of begahs which go to an 

 acre in his Aurung; it may be pretty generally estimated in Bengal 

 at three begahs to the acre. Ninety seers, or two maunds ten seers 

 of seed, will therefore be required to sow an acre. 



Hurriaul. — Upon an average, if the seed is good, eighteen 

 seers are sufficient to sow an acre. 



Hurripaul. — Estimating an acre at three^begahs, which is 

 near the mark, it would require thirty-nine seers, Factory weight, 

 per acre, the seed being sown very thick. 



Malda.— The Resident received various reports from different 

 places on this point. In some they sow a less, in others a larger 

 quantity of seed, and the two extremes are very wide of each other. 

 To the northward, in the district of Malduar, near the hills, they 

 sow one maund five seers per acre : lower down, one manud twenty 

 seers : to the eastward, about Buddaul, three maunds thirty-six 

 seers: in this vicinity, three maunds. I have compared the seed 



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