16 The Neilgherry Mountains. [No. 34, 



^ho seldom adhere to the truth in anj' of their statements, have ad- 

 mitted of: 



Estimate. 



_ , Ploughinc^ : 5 plouiJrhs with 2 bul- 



Estimate of the expense no r v_ 



of cultivation of wheat locks and 1 driver, in 3 days 

 to the Burghers. 



plough 1 vullum of land (=3t 

 acres). The keep of the bullocks costs nothing, aa 

 they get nothing but grazing : the expense is there- 

 fore the hire of 15 men per vullum or 4 per acre at 2 



annas ■ • . Rs. 0 8 0 



Collecting weeds and grass and burning them, 2 boys at 



1 anna „ 0 2 0 



Bringing and spreading 5 baskets of manure, 1 man at 



2 annas „ 0 2 0 



Sowing seed and turning the soil 5 ploughs to one vul- 

 lum or 6 men, which is IJ men per acre at 2 annas. ,,030 



Seed wheat 2j kolagums at 2 annas and 8 pice per 



kolagum „ 0 7 0 



Repairing fences and clearing channels to carry off rain, 



1 man ,, 0 2 0 



Reaping and thrashing: the expense of the first is co- 

 vered by the straw, and the last costs nothing, as it is 

 performed by the bullocks which are driven round 

 and round a post to tread out the grain. 



Assessment, at the highest rate ,, 0 14 9 



Cost per acre. .Rs. 3 0 9 

 Return. 



105 kolagums of grain which are sold at 2 annas 



8 pice Rs. 17 8 0 



Deduct cost of cultivation ,, 3 0 0 



Profit to the cultivator r/cre. . .Rs. 14 8 0 



It is true that out of this we must take the "goodoo" or tribute 

 which they give to the Todars, and which may be considered in the 

 light of rent for the land : but this is not much ; they profess to give 

 Jth, but I have reason to believe, both from the statements of the 



