A History of Agriculture in India v2.c85.9

v2.c85.9

'In places where irrigation was done by wells, the State took one-third both for the kharif and rabi crops. But in the case of grapes, sugarcane, and other high-class crops the share of the state varied from one-ninth to one-fourth with full regard to the facilities or difficulties of irrigation and the length of time taken by the crops to mature.