89

We shall now go on with the discussion of the balance
sheets of the principal crops of the village in the order
in which they are mentioned above.

(i) Paddy—(a) Kada—a species of rice.

Kada is a species of rice, inferior in quality and cheap-
er in value to Kolam or Vankvel, the well-known species
of rice used in Bombay. It is the principal cereal crop
raised here. Its seeds are broadcasted in June. The
seedlings that shoot up within a week are transplanted in
July from their nursery bed to other rice-beds prepared
for them. This crop is weeded once or twice in August.
The sheaves of corn appear in September. The crop is
harvested in October. The plants laden with sheaves
are cut by a sickle close to the ground, bundled and car-
ried home from the field. They are afterwards untied,
spread out on the ground prepared for them and grains
trodden out by cattle. The yield per acre varies from
25 to 35 maunds. The following is the balance-sheet for
this crop :

EXPENDITURE

I With hired With cultivator's
I labour j own labour

1.
2. s.
4.
Labour cost (animals and men) (a) Levelling the land, dressing sides etc. (b} Twoploughings, sowing and harrowing. (c) Weeding. (d) Preparing the beds. ( e) Transplantation. (f) Weeding. (g) Harvesting. (h) Collecting, bundling and bringing to the Khali. ( i) Separating and winnowing. Total Cost of manure, 30 cartloads at Rs. 0-8-0 per unit for 15 of rich manure and at Rs. 0-4-0 per unit for 1 5 of ordinary manure. Cost of seed, 3 maunds at 2-0-0 per unit. Land Revenue. Grand Total . .
Rs.
2
2 1 5 6 2 3
4 8
As.Ps.
14 0
4 0 11 0 0 0 12 0 4 0 6 0
8 0 4 0
Rs.
As.
Ps.
0 0
0

0 2
8 0

4
8

86
13 6 10
15
4 0 0
0
0 0 0
7
11 6 10
0
4 0 0
0
0 0 0

64
3
0
34
4
0