Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c42.s2.t1.83

v3.c42.s2.t1.83

Such is the system of batai ; let us describe that of kut.⁴ Kut⁵ is the conjectural estimate of the quantity of the standing crop on a measured surface, by the officers of the government in conjunction with the proprietors, when the share of the State is converted into cash at the average rate of the day, and the peasant is debited the amount. So exactly can those habitually exercised in this method estimate the quantity of grain produced on a given surface, that they seldom err beyond one-twentieth part of the crop. Should, however, the cultivator deem his crop over-estimated, he has the power to cut and weigh it; and this is termed lattha.