-------------+---------+----------+---------------+------------------ | Square | |The area in | Distances in | ft. |Plants in |acres one lakh | REMARKS feet |to each | one acre |of seedlings | | plant | |will cover | -------------+---------+----------+---------------+------------------ 6 by 6 | 36 | 1,210 | 82-1/2} | 6 „ 5 | 30 | 1,452 | 69 } | 6-1/2 „ 4 | 26 | 1,675 | 59-3/4} | Too wide for any 5 „ 5 | 25 | 1,742 | 57-1/2} | plants. 6 „ 4 | 24 | 1,815 | 55 } | | | | | 6 „ 3-1/2| 21 | 2,074 | 48 } | For Hybrids, but 5 „ 4 | 20 | 2,178 | 45-1/2} | still I think too | | | | wide. | | | | 6 „ 3 | 18 | 2,420 | 41-1/4} | Good distances 4 „ 4 | 16 | 2,722 | 36-3/4} | for Hybrids. 5 „ 3 | 15 | 2,904 | 34-1/2} | | | | | 4 „ 3 | 12 | 3,630 | 27-1/2} | Chinese for early | | | | return. 3-1/2 „ 3-1/2| 12-1/4 | 3,555 | 28 } | 3-1/2 „ 3 | 10-1/2 | 4,148 | 24 } | Chinese. | | | | 6 „ 3-1/4| 19-1/2 | 2,233 | 44-3/4} | Hybrid. | | | | 5 „ 3-1/4| 16-1/4 | 2,726 | 36-3/4} | Chinese. 5 „ 3-1/2| 17-1/2 | 2,489 | 40 } | | | | | 3-1/2 „ 2 | 7 | 6,223 | 16 | Best distance for | | | | Chinese on steep | | | | slopes. -------------+---------+----------+---------------+------------------ On flat lands I advise-- Hybrid, if high-class 4 × 3-1/2 or 4-1/2 × 4 Chinese 3 × 3 All the following equal one acre:-- 4 roods. 4,840 square yards. 160 poles. 43,560 „ feet. FOOTNOTE: [23] Land _before_ it is planted can be cultivated with ploughs. My manager is using them largely in the Western Dooars, the land being there all flat. He uses English ploughs, bought of Ransomes and Sims, Ipswich, with bullocks, and often an elephant. He finds the latter the best. After ploughing he uses English harrows. CHAPTER XVI. MAKING A GARDEN. I have not very much to say on this head, as most of the operations entailed are treated separately. Still a few directions on primary matters are required.