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ed by the drill plough, though not dropped through that ma- 

 chine. 



This mode of sowing is also adopted in putting down cotton and 

 horse gram. With the Indian corn, as with the jowaree^ castor 

 on and some of the pulses is sown. The Indian corn is reaped in 

 three months. For the pulses, particularly for moongli, there are 

 Beveral ploughings. 



"Wheat, of which a small quantity is cultivated in the Circar, is 

 grown in gardens and irrigated. 



Little care is bestowed on the cultivation of the miUets — they 

 are not manured, and two ploughings are deemed sufficient. Eor 

 hoora and pota sama a mere clearing away the surface weeds is 

 all that is thought of. The paspalum to have a good crop must 

 be sown on a virgin soil. AU kinds oijowaree, with the exception 

 of the black, are sown with the driU plough, if the Coonhee can 

 command one — the miUets, sesamum, moongh, &c. are scat- 

 tered. 



The jowaree, castor oil and Indian corn are weeded at least 

 once during their growth. White Jowaree, moongh, gram and toor 

 are taken up by the roots — the other grains and pulses are cut 

 down. When the plant is young and tender — both of grains and 

 pulses it is subject tobe attacked by grasshoppers, for which no re- 

 medy is known: destruction by locusts is rare. Wlienthreshed and 

 housed, neem leaves are mixed with the seed to protect it from the 

 weevil; when attacked by that insectthere is no other remedy than 

 exposing it to the sun's rays. The grain is usually stored up in 

 wicker baskets made of the Vitex Negundo, Grewia Asiatica cow- 

 dunged, but when intended for seed it is kept in large earthen 

 vessels. A certain rotation of crops is observed in the dry grain 

 cultivation. 



On the Red Soils. . ^^^^ jellowjowaree. 2nd year castor 



oil, moongh, sometimes cotton. 8rd year 

 yeUow Jowaree, or some of the miUets. 4th year fallow. 5th year 

 fallow. 



On the Black Soils. 1^^^-^ ruhhee crop, white Jowaree 



or black moongh. 2nd year apoonass crop, 

 a millet or yellow Jowaree. 3rd year a ruhhee crop, castor oil, 

 moongh or cotton. 4th year ponass yeUoW; red^ &c. jowaree and 



