A History of Agriculture in India v1.c29.s6: Cultivation of Land
A History of Agriculture in India v1.c29.s6
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Cultivation of Land
v1.c29.s6.1
Fields that are left unsown may be brought under cultivation by employing those who cultivate for half the share in the produce (*ardhasitika*);
v1.c29.s6.2
or those who live by their own physical exertion may cultivate such fields for 1/4 or 1/5 of the produce grown; or they may pay to the king as much as they can without entailing any hardship upon themselves with the exception of their own private lands that are difficult to cultivate.