A well is dug at a cost of from five to ten rupees; and in the muteear, or argillaceous soil, will last for irrigation for forty years.

To line it with burnt bricks without cement will cost from one to two hundred rupees; and to add cement will cost a hundred more.

Such lining is necessary in light soil, and still more so in sandy or _bhoor_.

They frequently line their wells at little cost with long thick cables, made of straw and twigs, and twisted round the surface inside.

The fields are everywhere irrigated from wells or pools, and near villages well manured; and the wheat and other spring crops are excellent.