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184 KHE Statement showing details of produce and prices in Kheri district for the following years :- 1861.1862. 1963. 1864. 1865. 1866. 1867. 1868. 1669. 1870. Descriptiob of produce. Average of ten years, Aver-Aver-Aver-Aver-Ayer. A Fer-Aver-Aver-Aver-Aver- Age. age. age. age. age. gao. age. age. age. age. 34,5 175 - 224 34, es 309 31% 19} Paddy 324 48 431 25 293 32 34 414 30% 264 Common rice 153 21) 20 173 13 17 17 19 171 132 Best rice 9 8! 84 7 63 6 61 55 53 Wheat 213 294 231 183 183 16) 23) 923 17% 214 Barley 27 334 393 302 273 304 345 453 373 314 Bájra 384 404 40% 16% 184 214 29 87 251 86 Juár 30 38 20% 242 26% 873 89 33 25 Gram 21 802 269 18 18 2nd 24% 18: 173 Arhar (Cytisus ca- 26 48 39 223 | 18 193 204 26 18 jan.) Urd or Mish (Pha- 17 36 26 16 134 163 183 14 164 seolus maximus ) Mothí (Phaseolres 94 484 304151 18 191 19 25% 17% 18% Aconitifolius) Múog (Phaseolus 17 33 242 15419; 22 16:24) 133 Mungo.) Masúr Eroun lens.) 344 35 25 241 237 26 285 | 329 26 13 Ahsa or Matra 25 46 40 36 90 30 33 34 36 36 (Pisum sativum.) Gluyán (Arum co- 40 60 80 90 51 60 80 80 90 60 locasia.) Sargon (Sinapis 18 21 17 161 | 16% 173 164 17 16 163 dichotoma.) Lábi (Sınapis ni- 17 I8 181 18 18 171 178 18 178 18 Gra) Kaw sugar 9 9 4 31 $ 83 3) 91 26% 1843 283 203 2618 343 69 1718 17% 3 .. The rise of prices is really much greater than appears in this table, nor are the tables printed in the official Gazette perfectly correct. In the months of November - January, 1869-70, for instance, wheat and gram are recorded as varying from 10 to 12 sers for the rupee. At that time gram was 9 and wheat 87 sers for the rupee, to the writer's personal knowledge. Still it is sufficiently evident that there has been a great rise, particularly in maize and other cheap grains. Famine.-The subject of famine has been discussed at length in the Fyzabad and Bahraich articles, and it is also noted in that of Sitapur. It may here be remarked that there was severe famine in 1769, in 1783-84, and in 1837, while there has been scarcity in 1865, in 1869, and in 1874 : all these were caused by deficiency of water. Coarse grain reached 7 sers during these famine times, but whenever the cheapest wholesome grain in the market, whether it be kodo, maize, or barley, be priced for any length of time at a higher rate than 10 sers for the rupee, there will