1849.] Statistics of the Circar of Doivlutabad. 



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which vegetable productions have been AYidely and rapidly dissemi- 

 nated over the globe. The grape, originally confined to Syria, has 

 now a very extended range, but it requires certain physical peculi- 

 arities of soil and climate, to ensure the due perfection of its fruit, 

 which under favorable circumstances, are obtained in these light ba- 

 saltic soils. Oow-dung is the manure employed, which is found 

 to be sufficiently azotised for the purpose, and applied in March, 

 Avhen finished bearing. The vines are then pruned, and the soil 

 opened up by the bullock hoe : a second crop of an indiffer- 

 ent description, comes on during the rains, which is called the 

 sour crop " Khutta bhar," and is only used for making vinegar : 

 after this, the vines are again pruned and slips set to strike. 

 Weeds are kept down by occasionally using the bullock hoe, which 

 also exposes the soil to the action of the air. The vines are planted 

 six feet equidistant from each other, and trailed over props of the 

 pangara (Erythrina Indica) which are kept pollarded for the purpose, 

 water is given once in eight days, a plantation is supposed to reach 

 its prime in five years, and will continue bearing for thirty. The 

 produce is sold generally by the crop, to dealers for exportation to 

 Bombay, Poonah, Nuggur, Malligaon and Jaulnah. The better va- 

 rieties as the hubshee and sybee fetch one Chandore rupee per three 

 seers. The fuckree sell at 21 seers for the rupee and the bokree 

 cheaper still. 



j^^^Q^g Musk and water melons are grown during the 



hot months in the sandy beds of the river, the 

 plants are put down at the end of February, and will be ripe in April 

 and May. The manure found best adapted is night soil, but where 

 that cannot be procured cow-dung in a liquid state is used. 



Prices of principal P''^^^^ produce fluctuate with seasons, 



Products. more observable in dry grain than with any other 



commodity. Living from hand to mouth, the ryot is very seriously 

 affected by every unusual rise or fall in the value of produce. A sea- 

 son of overabundance glutting the markets, is to him equally as un- 

 favorable as one of scarcity, for he cannot wait for the markets to 

 improve, but is compelled to sell under his accustomed profits in or- 

 der to make good the payments of his kists, now falling due at har- 

 vest time. The overstocked markets are taken advantage of by 

 grain merchants to fill up their under-ground vaults or " pews" as 



