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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 3, p. xii.

xii TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Deterioration of Indian cotton . 44 Exotics . . . . . . . . 44 Areas of production. . . . 45 Soils, &c. . . . . . . . 45 Cultivation . . . . . . . 45 Out-turn . . . . . 46 Exports . . . . . . . 46 Jute . . . . . . 46 Areas of production . . . 47 Soils . . . . 47 Cultivation . . . . . 47 Harvesting . . . 48 Out-turn . . . . . 48 Exports . . . 48 Tobacco . . . . . 49 Areas of production. . . . 49 Soils, &c.. . . . . . . . 49 Cultivation. Seed-bed 5 Transplantation, &c. 50 Black and yellow tobacco 5I Manufacture and trade 5I Poppy . . . . . 52 Areas of production . 52 Cultivation 53 Exports . 54 Pepper . . . . . . 54 The spice gardens of Kanara . 54 Cultivation . . . . .55 Disposal of the out-turn . 55 White pepper . 55 Black pepper .56 Tea . .56 History . . . . . .56 Statistics . . . . . . . . 57 New markets . 57 Areas of production. 58 Races of the tea plant 58 The garden plant 58 Situation of tea gardens . 59 Soils 59 Preparation of gardens and nurseries 59 Sowing and planting. 6o Weeding and pruning 60 AManuring . . . . . . . . 6i