MYSORE, CANARA, AND MALABAR. 
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Bcfgait, whether employed for palm plantations, or for kitchen- CHAPTER 
gardens. It is watered partly by reservoirs, or Carays ; partly by 
CallivaijSy which are channels cut from rivers; and partly by the July 25, &c. 
machines called Capily , and Yatam. The quantity of watered- 
land is nearly equal to that of dry-field; and, besides that reserved 
for palm trees and kitchen stuffs, and which is not considerable, is 
divided into two kinds. These two divisions are nearly equal in 
extent ; the one is cultivated chiefly for rice, transplanted Ragy , 
and Jo l a ; the other with wheat, Carlay, Mentea, and Jirigay. The 
extent, however, of all the watered land is reckoned by the quan- 
tity of rice seed that would be required to sow it. By measuring 
two fields, and taking the medium, I estimate the Canclaca of wa- 
tered-land to be 30 acres. 
In the annexed table will be seen the articles that are here Articles 
commonly cultivated on the watered-grounds, with several parti- watered- 1 
culars relating to each. ground. 
