A History of Agriculture in India v1.c29.5

v1.c29.5

All these duties were enjoined upon the Superintendents of Agriculture because the Magadhan State started the clearance of jungles on a large scale. The king was the biggest land-owner. Land farmed directly under the crown supervision was called *sita* lands. The State derived substantial income from *sita* lands, which were settled with Shudras. They gave one-fourth of the produce to the State warehouses.