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Statistics of the 



[No. 38, 



of the last year's crop, through great want of rain at the latter part 

 of the year. 



448 beeghas returned 102 pullas. 

 Current price was in consequence very high, Rs. 20, cheap sea- 

 sons Rs. 10, and dear Rs. 22-8-0. 



Sugar Sugar — Saccharum Officinarum. — There is very lit- 



tle cane grown in the Sircar, the natural direction of 

 the cultivation being towards grain ; though there are not wanting 

 favorable localities for sugar cane. 



The extent of land under sugar cultivation is 36 beeghas, and 

 the whole quantity of goor produced was but 50 pullas. 



From want of rain, goor was at a high price, rising to Rs. 30 the 

 pulla — during cheap seasons it sells from 12 to 16 Rs. 



Trices of Principal Products. 



Prices of prin- A scanty supply of rain, whilst the rubbee crops 



cipal products. were on t ne g r0 und, caused high prices last year ; 



this was more particularly the case with sugar cane, tobacco, tillee, 

 hemp and wheat. 



The current price of goor was Rs. 30 per -pulla, whilst the 

 average of six years is but 18 Rs. — Gram was Rs. 6 per pulla, a six 

 years average being Rs. 4 — tobacco Rs. 20 per pulla, whilst the 

 average of six years is but a little above Rs. 12, tillee Rs. 8 per 

 pulla, the average price for six years being Rs. 4, hemp Rs. 12 per 

 pulla, a six years average giving Rs. 10 — wheat Rs. 6-8 per pulla, 

 the average price of six years being something beyond Rs. 4 ; it is 

 needless specifying further instances, as a table containing the re- 

 turn of prices of principal products, will be found in the general 

 Appendix. 



Domestic Animals. 



Domestic Ani- Bullocks. — The Koonbees obtain their principal sup- 

 BuUocks ply ° f bullocks at tne vari ous cattle fairs held within the 



Sircar, which are Lakagaon,Wahigaon and Peepulwar- 

 ree ; such as will suit their purposes may be purchased from 5 to 

 25 Rs. ; they are small, but hardy and active, and of great docility. 

 Three pair of bullocks keep one plough going, and it is always cus- 

 tomary to have the pair fastened to the beam, larger and stronger, 



