295
Brought forward 1152 hours.
1st to 30th MAH
February—March.
1. Reaping tur—
6 days; 4 hours a day = 24 ,,
2. Reaping wal—
5 days; 4 hours a day =20 ,,
3. Second watering to sugarcane—
3 days; 8 hours a day =24 ,,
4. Digging the sugarcane field with a pick-axe-
4 days; 7 hours a day = 28 ,,
5. Separating and winnowing tur and wal—
9 days; 8 hours a day =72 ,,
1st to 30th FAGAN
March—April.
1. Reaping and separating castorseed—
7 days; 6 hours a day =42 ,,
2. Third watering to sugarcane—
3 days; 8 hours a day =24 ,,
3. Hand-digging the sugarcane-field—
4 days; 7 hours a day =28 ,,
4. Bringing grass bundles home—
2 days; 7 hours a day =14 ,,
1st to 30th CHA1TRA
April—May.
1. Four waterings to sugarcane—
12 days; 8 hours a day =96 ,,
2. Twice hand-digging the sugarcane field—
6 days; 7 hours a day =42 ,,
3. Cutting and packing mango fruits—
2 days; 6 hours a day =12 ,,
1st to 30th VAISHAKH
May—June.
1. Six waterings to sugarcane—
12 days; 8 hours a day = 96 ,,
Grand total 1634 hours.
Taking a normal day of 7 hours, the total number of days for
which these two brothers work comes to 233*4 days per annum.
In other words, they work for about 8 months during the year.