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Bir car of Pytun. 



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Moong—Pliaseotus Trilobis.— This pulse comes to 

 maturity in half the time required for Tour, and is 

 sown early on lands intended for rubbee crops. It is grown either 

 mixed or alone, and its management is like that of tour, but as an 

 article of diet, far inferior, 763 beeghas are under cultivation, yield- 

 ing 195 pullas. 



Current price Rs. 4 per pulla, cheap seasons Rs. 2-10, and dear 

 Rs. 5. 



Ooreed — Phaseolus Maximus. — A grain of inferior 

 description, and given to cattle, sown, as a mixed crop. 

 Current price Rs. 5-4, cheap seasons Rs. 5, and dear Rs. 7. 



Kooltee — DolicJios Biflorans. — This, with one or 

 two other leguminous plants of the same species, is 

 grown mixed, and affords a good grain for cattle, the tender green 

 pods serve for food. 



Current price Rs. 1-8, which is cheap, dear seasons Rs. 4. 



Oil Plants. 



OilPlants. Tillee — Sesamum Orientate* — Sown on head lands 

 and corners of fields, in light free soils ; it is a very va- 

 luable plant, on account of the seeds yielding a bland oil of fine quali- 

 ty, that keeps sweet for a long period. The Koonbee fries his vege- 

 tables in it, and mixes it also with the seeds in cakes. 



8 Seers of seed will yield on expression, three seers of oil, the 

 value of which is 6 Annas. 



Tillee seeds, current price Rs. 8 per pulla, cheap seasons Rs. 4-4, 

 and dear Rs. 9. 



Kartell — Verbesina Sativa. — This is called the black 

 Karleh. tillee, and thrives on poorer soils, it is grown alone 



and requires 4J months to ripen its seeds. When in flour, the land 



it is grown on, presents a very rich appearance to the landscape. 



The plant is drawn up by the roots, and beaten against the ground to 



detach the seeds, the oil is used for lamps. 



4 Seers of grain yield 1 seer of oil on pressure. 



Current price Rs. 5 per pulla, cheap seasons Rs. 3, and dear Rs. 6. 



, Yerendee — Ricinus Communis. — Two varieties of 



Yerendee. 



this are grown about villages, and takes five months 



