'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [‎161v] (327/610)

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Bice in the
plateau area.
Ufllet.
yegetahles.
but m Mazandaran averages 5 to 6 1 “ kharvars ” of unLusked
nee (shah) per jarib. ’ The yield per jarib is from 25 to 35
char ears so that the owner’s share of rice is approximately
^ as compared with an average of in wheat and barley growing
districts and the greater labour involved in rice cultivation
landlord X T f ° r t !! e cultivat °r. In Gllan, however, the
landlord takes a larger share than in Mazandaran.
Oxen for ploughing, seed, etc., are all supplied by the
peasantry, but the upkeep of the irrigation channels and
reservoirs devolves on the landlord.
f JX S als ° grown in some lowlying well watered parts of
the plateau area, e.g a little in the Shahrud and Kizil Uzun
b^JuX M -- 6 M if nJl1 i n T5rum ’ a Iarger quantity in the Karangu
bridge A ^ Ilaneh and u P the Kizil Uzun above Qaplan Kilh
bridge as far as Yangikand, a fair amount in Khar and a little
in Varamin (East of Tehran).
. I n these districts it is cultivated on the “ Italian ” system
l -e the seed is scattered over the fields like wheat and barlev’
and no transplanting or weeding follows. The yield is much
lower than in the Caspian lowlands and is about 70 to 80 fold.
barley 1 ^ reqUireS leSS Water tllan rice ’ but more than wheat and
It is largely grown in the Caspian province 2 highlands, e.q..
in Kalardasht and Pul, where the ample water supply is utilized
tor its irrigation, and crops of wheat and barley and millet are
otten raised m alternate years on the same land. It is sown
in the spring and reaped in the autumn.
The yield is very heavy, but millet takes a lot of goodness
out of the soil.
As a food it is considered “heating ” and is a staple article
of diet among the people of these “ Yailaq.”
All varieties of European vegetables will grow in profusion
on the plateau and still more in the Caspian provinces, with
the exception, however, of lettuces, beans, cucumbers, marrows
and onions. Persians generally are not fond of them and they are
only cultivutedffor sale in the towns. Potatoes were introduced
to Mazandaran m 1919 and 2 crops in the year were produced
tbc ociri.
Melons are grown on the lowlying parts of the plateau anil in
tne Caspian provinces.
a i th f k, iarvar of Mazandaran of 40 Tabriz! mans = 260 lbs
II, p. 94, an^the set 8 ^ Watershecl fco ti,e Xortl '- as defined in Chapter