A History of Agriculture in India v2.c84.7

v2.c84.7

‘All these countries are very fertile, and yield immense quantities of grain, such as wheat or rice, sugar, and butter, large quantities of which are brought up the river Jumna, or carried by oxen overland, to provision this country (that is, Agra) and the King’s army. In the other direction shallow-draught vessels carry from here much Sambhar salt, also opium, asafoetida, ‘painted’ cloth called chits (chintz), red salu from Burhanpur, ormesines from Lahore, horses, and large quantities of cotton, which is grown largely between Surat and Burhanpur, and supports an extensive trade to Agra.’²