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.July 25 s &c« 
Sham0t ot 
}*arricum}wi‘ 
Imres E. M. 
> JOUKNRV FROM MADRAS THliOU6| 
which, here is of tin - tent tor wet and dry grains, put into 
the Cungay (Figure 20 ; 24 Sects of Ragy, and of SasMyay, 
or mustard, una into tisfe 'Sudiky ( rAgtire 26} put .9 Seers of /Ivarav, 
or cr 1 ovary, or or doth mtenoixed. Having drilled hi the seed, 
cover it With the hr rrow. On the 20th day hoe with the Cunt ay ; oa 
the 38th day roped tins, drawing the Cunti/y in a direction which 
crosses its former one at right angles. Oa the 36th and 43d days 
repeat rhb, The m-strrd, as it. ripens, is pulled, partly before, and 
partly after the Rdgy. The pulses require six months and a half .to 
ripen* The Rvgy h approved by traaiplin by frequent repe 
iitions of the hoc drawn by oxen. To answer the same purpose,' a 
hock < {; sheep are sometimes driven over it. These processes de- 
stroy at least -f c t the pulses. Although in my account of the cul- 
tivation near Scrzngapatam, i nave hinted at an excuse, the farmers 
here cap assign no reason, but custom, for sowing such an ' Incon- 
gruoas mixture. In a good drop, a Colaga oi land will produce 13 
Colag&% or 5& seeds o- Ragy; 12 Seers , or 48 seeds of mustard; and 
Colagas. or $1|- seeds of the pulses. 
Pecks, 
Bushels. 
a>n acre tews oi K agy - £,.251368 and produces 
- 28,877333 
Mustard 0,023139 
0,416509 
Pulse - 0,556333 
- ■ 4,4427 
Total 2,800839 
33,736542 
On dry- held. the next most considerable crop is Shamay; of which 
there are two varieties, the black, and the white. A$ they requite 
the same lens ... they are sometimes sown sepa- 
rately, and sometimes mixed. The best soil for Shamay is red or 
ash-colons - eu, -containing a good deal, of .sand, and minis country is 
common on high places. Without much manure, this ground does 
not bear constant cropping. After nesting a year, or move, it is 
iirst cultivated for Huruli , ami next: season for, Mmmy, If manure 
*: an be procured, a crop of Hag-/ is taken ami then it has another 
