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 8ysnae as klmtrim, kluma nit'itti, or perlpe In eifimr She praeSiee of irrigation. roserVOLFS. sopped b digging canals or this is s clear proof of In addition to the system of irrigation, the Vedic Aryans also used mannres to fertilize the soil.. In this connection excrements were n 'tdised, and we find the Bibhns separating the fab or dnng from the ot&er pa (i, 161, 10). j:n, mng, etc. While engaged in agriculture the have been watching for the ffnits of most &nxioy. gladdened their hearts. was s joyons thins. The first green shoots people must their labor must have Thus green shoot or We find its growth compared wih the grow of Mann (varni) (x, 6,8). As tJe corn grew np like glad hope hey reaped it when ripe, and for this purpose the sickle most probably was in use. Gonsidemble donbt lxss been expressed as o t right meaning of he word srini (i, 8, 4), bnt it is ira. possible to deny he existence of some snch implement for reaping the corn, specially when 'we know that the ancient people developed many of the arts using ayae or metal, In one passage it is said that the corn was cut with the help of srini and piled up in bnndles (viii, 78, 10). Further the wish is expressed tiler the grain may grow and fall ripe towards the /,d (x, 101, ). In another pssage we find th the grin ws separated after it h been ent (x, 18t, ). This sicks contains an expression which is highly snggestive. A nupurvan viy.u.y indicates knowledge of s succession of crops which advance in agriculture. This by some, Cowell being one of shows has been them. an importn controverted But 8syaus. chys's authority is very great and he seems to be certain about it. However that may have been, th0