244 Statistics of the [No. 38/ 



Rice Hiee^ Oryza Sativa. — The amount grown of this 



grain is very insignificant, and that only at one village 

 situated in the Pytun Purgunnah called Kusnair. Its quality I un- 

 derstand is of an indifferent description. 



Six beeghas alone are employed in the cultivation, yielding 2| pul- 

 las of paddy- current price in the husk 5 Rs. per pulla, cleaned 

 Rs. 13-8. 



„ ,. „ Mukkai, Zea Mat/s.— This is grown in the rains, 



Indian Corn. . . . , ° ' 



principally lor its unripened succulent grain, which is 



eaten roasted ; the ripened grains are ground into flour, and made 

 into a porridge called umbeel, it requires a rich soil, with plenty of 

 moisture ; the seeds are put in about a foot apart, and throw up one 

 stalk, on which two heads are generally borne. It is fit for pluck- 

 ing in its unripe state, in about three months. 



Current price Rs. 5 per pulla, cheap seasons Rs. 3, and dear 

 Rs. 7. 



Rajgeeree, Amarantlius Folynamus. — A small grain, 

 liaisreercc. " 



sown on slips of garden lands, or by the sides of nul- 

 lahs, where water is plentiful ; the grain when made into flour, and 

 mixed with spices and sugar, forms a cake that is eaten on fast days 

 by the Hindoos, in the same manner that the Catholics eat fish in 

 Lent. The tender leaves make a pleasant tasted spinage. The 

 husk is freed from the seed by rubbing it between the palms of the 

 hands. 



Current price Rs. 6 per pulla, cheap seasons Rs. 4-8, and in dear 

 Rs. 10. 



Pulses. 



Pulses. Tour — Cytisus Cajan. — Sown alone or mixed ; it 



Tour ' requires a rich free soil, and ripens in six months ; 



when ripe, the plant is pulled up by the roots and the pods detached 

 by being struck against a stone or log. after which oxen tread out the 

 seed; the refuse is greedily devoured by cattle, whilst the stalks serve 

 an economical purpose to the Koonbee, in supplying a material for 

 the large baskets in which he stores his grain. The seed is called 

 dhall, and resembles split peas ; when boiled soft into pudding, it 

 is called wurrun. There are 6,995 beeghas sown, yielding 1,891 

 pnllas. 



Current price Rs. 3-8 per pulla, cheap season Rs. 1-12, and dear 

 Rs. 6. 



