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gardens they would succeed, but it is imagined that they would CHAPTER 
injure the crop. 
The only other thing cultivated in these palm gardens is Kempa July 25, Ac. 
Navony , which may be sown every year in the fifth month after the NaX0/Uj 
autumnal equinox. The ground in the middle of the squares is 
dug up, and in a garden of a Colaga of land 4\ Seers of the seed are 
sown. The ground is then smoothed with the hand and dunged. 
The produce is only 9$ Seers , and the principal intention of sowing 
it is to prevent the squirrels from hurting the nuts, by giving them 
a more favourite food. These little animals, though beautiful, are 
a very destructive vermin, and would be destroyed by the inhabi- 
tants of this place, were it practicable. In many other places their 
destruction would be considered as sinful. 
In a garden here, watered by the Capily , and said to be a Colaga - Expence of 
land, or about an acre and a half, the water in the wells being about gjrdin" 
SO feet below the surface, I found that there were constantly em- 
ployed three men, two oxen, and a buffalo. This was said to be the 
rate of labour common in the country. At crop season, and when 
the whole garden was hoed, extraordinary labourers were hired. 
A Capily which I examined, the water being 19 feet 8 inches Capity, ama- 
below the surface, emptied its bucket, on an average, once every rainwater. 
36 seconds ; and at each time brought up 32 T Vo- a ^ gallons of water. 
One man and two oxen could work it for eight hours in the day, 
and thus draw up daily 80 gallons. Double the quantity may 
be had, from the same well, by a double set of cattle. Stops, how- 
ever, frequently intervene, that very considerably diminish the 
quantity actually raised. 
The rent here upon dry-field is not fixed; but, before ploughing Tenures, 
commences, a bargain is annually made between the acting Gauda , 
or renter, and the farmer. Dry soil fit for llagy, which implies its 
being of a good quality, lets from 10 to 30 Fanams for a Colaga 
sowing, or about 6 acres; or for from 13 d. to 3s. 4 d. the acre. If 
the same soil admits of being watered, so as to raise transplanted 
