No. 26.— 1883.] PADDY CULTIVATION CUSTOMS. 



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the thirteenth peya for eight peyas of the neket Keti, Rehena, 

 Muwasirisa, Uttaraputupa and Rewatiya. 



The tide rises {diya-wadi) from the first peya for eight peyas of 

 Pelaviya and Diyawaka, again at the 47th peya, at the 2nd, 

 25th, and 5 Oth peya of Tiyawaka, the 20th peya of Satawaka, 

 the 22nd peya of Hatawaka, 23rd peya of Atawaka, the 20th 

 and 55 th of Dasawaka, the 20th of Ekoloswaka, the 20th of 

 Doloswaka, 8th and 2.5th of Teleswaka, the 8th peya. of Pasalos- 

 waka. At all these times from the commencement of the peya 

 the tide flows for 8 peyas. 



At the fourth pdda of the four lagnas Mesh a, Wrishabha, 

 JVHthuua and Karkataka, water will rise. For threshing corn and 

 measuring paddy, if the moment when nekata. titki, and lagna for 

 the rising of the tide are contemporaneous can be taken, it is best \ 

 if two agree it is good : one alone is fairly good. 



Storing and Consumi?ig Paddy. 



XL — For storing paddy the neket Hat a, Ada, Ma, and Rehena 

 and the lagnas Wrishabha, Sinha, Wrischika, and Kumbha 

 should be taken, and (if possible) when seen with the planet 

 Saturn. 



On Sunday at sunrise at Rehena nekata consume paddy. 



Eating the Neiu Uice. 

 XII. — For alut-bnt-kema observe a good tithi, avoiding Mina 

 Mesha, and Wrischika, at the neket Sita, Asvida, Hata, Puna- 

 wasa, Pusha, Suwana, Anura, Tunaturu, Muwasirisa, Denata, 

 Rehena, Rewatiya, Siyawasa, Sa, Mula, Ma, and Visa. 



In spite of the well-meant efforts now being made to convert 

 the goyiyd from the error of his ways by opening a School of 

 Agriculture, and the introduction of modern appliances, it is to 

 be feared that years must elapse before his mind is disabused of 

 the conservative notions he shares with the American " Farmer 

 Ben" (Notes and Queries) : — 



"I tell ye it's nonsense," said Farmer Ben, 



This farmin by books and rules, 

 And sendin' the boys to learn that stuff 



At the agricultural schools. 

 Rotation o' crops and analysis ! 



Talk that to a young baboon ! 

 But ye needn't be tellin' yer science to me, 



For I believe in the moon. 



