Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.11.4

7.11.4

sthalayor api prabhūtapūrvāparasasyam alpavarṣapākam asaktārambhaṃ śreyaḥ //

Of plains, that which is conducive to the growth of both early and late crops and which requires less labour and less rain for cultivation is better than the other of reverse character.