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Chaghadak.
Ahmad t.
Khushab.
Eorftzjfm.
Dalikl.
Kunar Takhteh.
fail, the ; crop fails. No extensive irrigation system is possible,
as there is no water. Most of the wells are all brackish and
only hold sufficient water to irrigate small plots contaimnij; a
few vegetables. These are chiefly broad beans, lettuce, carrots,
beetroot, tomatoes and spinach during the winter, ahd melons,
ladies lingers, onions, biinjals and cucumbers during the hot
mor.ihs. ■ '
Chagfiddak —Tinier this title is included the group of villages
near this place. Trom (i rak come most of the vegetables for
Busliire city. Dates are largely exported from the Ahram
valley, All Changl, On rak and surrounding villages into Bt'shire.
Around Chahlcf tah an excellent crop of wild oat hay (loealh
known as zartgold) is grown as a fodder crop. This is a magnh
licent fodder, but expensive. The water supply k brackish
and deficient in quantity. No supplies would be available for
a force in this area.
Ah Dt'nn.—’PractieaUy the same. remarks apply to AJimadi.
as to Thaghadak. The water is, if anything, worse, and animals
have to mar h 4 miles to Chahkutah for water as the local sup
ply is insufficient.
Khuahah and surrounding villages.—rA small quantity of
bhoosa can be obtained from the surrounding villages.
Bo)dz.jun .—A regiment could be supplied without difficulty
always, and in ordinary years a large force could live on the
country, as the surrounding villages grow considerable quan
tities of barley and wheat. There are many date palms and a
good brand of tobacco ,is produced. Firewood is brought down
from, the slopes of Glsakan hill.
Ddlikl.—A small yillaga at the foot of the Fili Fill with lareo
groves of date palms. Wood is brought in from the surrounding
hills. Barley and wheat are grown on both banks of the riverp
and large quantities oi bhoo.s:i can be obtained at this place,’
mostly fiom MazaraT country. Water of excellent quality is
brought in by a pipe hue from a spring near by. Excellent
camel grazing exists between this place and Borazj un.
kunar Takhteh—A village in the centre of the Khisht plain-
There are large crops of barley and wheat grown on the sui-
rou ruling-plain and every village has large groves of date palms-
1 here should be at least suffic ient supplies for a mixed brigade
for three weeks. °
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