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Report on Bu&tar. [No. 11, new series. 



9. The productions of this dependency are very various and 

 from the natural advantages of soil and climate 

 Productions. of almost un ii m it e d diversity : the mode of pre- 



paring the soil and the implements used, do not differ from those 

 in use generally in other parts of the Province. The mode of 

 cultivation called " Dabee" also practiced here has already been 

 described in para. 5, of letter No. 36, dated the 4th April 1856 s 

 The principal products are : — 



Weights and Measures in use 

 in Bustar. 



Dry Measure. 



40 lis. weight == 1 Solee. 



4 Solees = 1 Pyhlee. 



2 Pyhlees == 1 Vodee. 

 20 Vodees — 1 Candee. 

 Liquid Measure. 



20 Rs. weight == 1 Seer. 

 8 Seers = 1 Pyhlee. 



Goldsmith's Weight. 



4 Gunj as (red seeds) = 1 Mas. 

 12 Mas. = 1 Tal. 



Money Table. 



20 Cowries = 1 Boree. 

 12 Bories 

 10 Dooganies 

 20 Do. 

 22 Do. 



1 Dooganee. 



1 Kutcha Rupee. 



1 Nagp ore Rupee 



1 Compy.'s Rupee. 



1 



Rice. 



2 



Grains and Pulses. 



3 



Mundia. 



A 

 1 



Kodo. 



5 



Khootkee. 



6 



Oil Seed, Castor and Til. 



7 



Cotton. 



8 



Sugar Cane. 



9 



Honey and Wax. 



10 



Tikur. 



11 



Bechandee. 



12 



Lakh. 



13 



Dhoop. 



14 



Mohva. 



15 



Sen dree (a red dye.) 



It would be difficult to give any idea of the proportions of these 

 nor do they require any particular mention. The lakh produced 

 in the Bhopalputnam differs from that of other parts in being pro- 

 duced on grass and the palas tree, the 1st of which is said to be of 

 superior quality. The tree on which lakh is generally found and 

 propogated is called the Koosoomb. Teakwood is said to be plen- 

 tiful in the Zemindaries of Bhopalputnam, Katapaul, pawiet, Pho- 

 tikail, Bheje and Cliittlenar. The forest in the Khalsa portion 

 of the dependency consists almost wholly of "Serai" and "Ten- 

 doo.'' 



