Abstract

In the beginning of June '14 (end of Edavam) 21 edangalis of cowgram (1) madras measure) were sown on 25 cents of single crop land and 5 edangalis arigan seed were sown on 5 cents of nursery. The only operations done to the seed bed were that 5 baskets of cow-dung manure were applied and the nursery was ploughed twice. The nursery was treated quite similar to broad casted fields and one hand weeding was given to it. The other 25 cents of land were ploughed twice before sowing the cowgram, with an idea that the seedlings would be sufficient to transplant the 25 cents of land. I had ploughed the field twice and levelled after the lapse of 36 days and kept the land ready for planting. After 40 days the seedlings were pulled and tied into bunches. At the time of pulling the seedlings, it is the practice to get the nursery filled by water in order to remove the small lumps of earth which clings to the roots of the seedlings and then tie them into bunches. The seedlings were planted singly in of 9 inches to 1 foot apart in the aforesaid field. The crop was better in appearance than the ordinarily planted crops. The seedlings were sufficient to plant the whole plots. The planted seedlings began to tiller in a fortnight and put forth 8 to 12 tillers in 20 or 25 days. Ever since the crop was transplanted, there was rain enough for paddy crops. It came up well, improving in appearance day by day. This crop as well as other crops were affected with grasshopper which usually attack paddy, especially in this year. Even then the plants grew well with dark green appearance.

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