lorn. — Mocks to. of Cultivation, I J 1 



MOPES AND EXPENSE OF CULTIVATION. 



No uniform system of culture has yet been adopted, 

 owing to the varying quality Med condition of ihe land. 



The most fippmvcd s\stem i-, of course, (hat uhich 

 inchi des the free I ise of t he pi < h i g 1 1 . Hut sonic years must 

 elapse before all of the luntl shall have been sufficient- 

 ly <I> ;hn «i of stumps and roots of trees atid other im- 

 pediments to ad-mit of its hi iuy- generally employed. 

 Even now many lauds, lit f jY the plough, are cultivated 

 iu the less efficient manner employed by the Malays 

 on new lauds. 



CULTIVATION, 



BY THE PLOTTGl! ON *2\) ORL0NG8 OP P0IIE3T LAND. 





First Year, 



Dm, 





, . .©20 drs. ^orlon*?, 



400 







45 







15 







1 









2 ploughmen and one assistant for 

 80 days work ; should the land be very 

 stiff and not well Hooded, the cost of this 

 labor will be enhanced by }th. The land 

 is ploughed lour limes & harrowed thrice. '2-1 

 Preparing £ orloug as a nursery for 



rice plants. ■ 1.20 



1 Cart (tight construction) 15 



80 guritangs seed padtlie 3 



Planting 60 cents per orlong 12 



1 Watchman, who alsf» cleans, weeds 

 and looks to the supply of water &c. &c. 15 



Reading by the sickle or pingiau. If 

 by ringgum it would be 10 per ceut. . . 8 



15 days treading out the grain by buf- 

 faU>. and winnowing it, (the former ope- 

 ration is made at night,) and 4 labourers. 6 



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