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The only kind of rice cultivated as Puledi , or dry seed, is the CHAPTER 
Doda Byra; and it is only sown in this manner for the Kcirtika crop. 
In the course of Vaisaka and Jyaishtha plough the ground without My 8,&c. 
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water four times. About the end of the latter month (22d June), dry-seed cul- 
after a day’s rain, sow the seed broad-cast, and cover it with the tIvatlon * 
plough. Then harrow the field with the implement called Halivay 
'(Figure 9). This crop has no manure, and the field is not inun- 
dated till the end of the second month ; when it must be harrowed 
again, and the weeds removed by the hand. A good crop of this is 
reckoned fifteen seeds, a middling one ten seeds. 
The Mold for the Kcirtika crop is cultivated as follows ; In Asha- Mola, or 
dha, and the first half of Sr an ana (23d June, 4th August), plough 
from seven to nine times, the field being always inundated. Then vation. Kdr - 
manure it, either with leaves or dung ; both are rarely given : but, hlia CK>i) ' 
could they be procured, this would greatly increase the produce. 
Then let out all the water, except two inches in depth, and sow the 
prepared seed broad-cast. Next day the field is dried, and sprinkled 
with some dung. At the end of three days it is covered with water 
for four hours. On the seventh water the field for a whole day. After 
the tenth day, it must be kept constantly inundated to the depth 
of two inches. At the end of the month harrow it once lengthwise ; 
on the third day harrow it across ; and on the fifth day harrow 
again lengthwise. Four days afterwards weed with the hand, and 
repeat this after an interval of two weeks. All kinds of rice are 
cultivated in the same manner. The rice for seed, after beino: 
trodden out, must be dried three or four days in the sun ; and may 
be kept either in a straw Mudy , or^in a store called Canaja. When 
it is to be prepared, it must be dried one day in the sun ; then 
soaked a night in water; and next morning it must be mixed with 
Harulu (Ricinus) leaves and dung, and tied up in straw. This is 
clipped in water, and placed under a large stone. In two days it 
must again be dipped, and is then fit for sowing. To sow an acre. 
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