—
— GON The main
feature of the ^^^^
General features.
Gonda cultivation is the immense area under ™ore than half of this is the winter, or trans-
planted
The
527
rice,
which
is
not reaped
till
December.
fine cultivation consists of
Acres.
Garden crops
...
...
...
...
...
...
4,215
Pan
157
Tobacco Safflower
...
397
..
154
Poppy
12,411
Sugarcane...
10,891
^28,225
The above
is 2 per cent, of the total acreage under cultivation. This a higher average than that of Bahraich, but lower than the provincial, which is 5'2 per cent. f-
is
Apparently this
is
the great opium-producing district of Oudh.
upon this point is contradictory Judging from the crop return, about 245,000 acres are irrigated, and 845,000 acres unirrigated, but this refers Another return* gives to the area actually watered in the one year. '^^® information
Irrigation
and
distracting.
the area generally irrigated at 429,280 acres as follows
By
tanks..
...137,369
...
...
...
...
...
Fiom
rivers
...
...
...
...
..
...
147,852
From
wells
...
...
...
...
144,059
may be fairly accurate. At any rate the watered compared with others along the Ganges, where met with at 60 feet from the surface.
It is possible that the return district is well
water
is
nothing special worthy of notice under these heads the cattle are superior to those of Bahraich a pair of bullocks fit for ploughing will cost from Rs. 20 to Rs. 30 according to season, the price varying 60 per cent, according as the ploughing plough costs about Re. 1-4 a harrow 8 time is coming or has passed. annas a cart for four bullocks, Rs. 50.
There
is
Ploughing and husbandry
A
- Appendix
J.
Sarda Canal Report.
