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if grazing is obtainable, it would be economical to buy a fair reserve for
the winter before the nomads go down to the plains, as once they have
- left, the sources of supply become considerably restricted.
QJii, This and other minor articles of diet (except dal) can probably,
in part at all events, be imported into Shiraz, if large quantities are likely
to be reouired. Ghi is not by any means universally used ; the poorer
classes both in town and country cannot afford it ; it is one of the most
valuable of the products brought into the towns for sale by nomads and
is also largely bought by pedlars in exchange for cloth, etc., being readily
portable There is however no large reserve of it available as a rule, and
any exceptional demand would send up the price rapidly ; it is usually of
excellent quality, and can generally be bought much cheaper south than
north of Shiraz.
The following notes on wheat cultivation in Dashtistan and Behbehan
1910-11 are from a report by Mr. H. G. Chick for these years, and may serve
as a guide for the amount of wheat available in these districts m normal
^ The biggest holders of wheat in each district are the ruling Khans, a
large portion of whose revenue is obtained from dealings in produce, though
they do not trade much in their own names, purchases can be made through
their brokers.
The following is a list of the districts reviewed with their ruling Khans
and chief ports :—
District.
Ruling Khan.
Port.
Angali ....
Ahmad Khan
Br shire.
Rudhilleh ....
Husain Quli Khan
Do.
Ahmadi and Chahkutah
Shaikh Husain
Do.
Khushab and Ziarat
Ghazanfar Khan of Burazjan
Do.
Shabankareh
Muhammad ’All Khan
Bandar Rig.
Zlra . . • • •
Isma’il Khan of Shabankareh
Do.
Haiat Daud
Haidar Khan of Bandar Rig .
Do.
Liravi . . • « •
Haji Hasan Khan
Bandar Dllam,
Zaidun ....
Aimur Agha of Jirreh . ,
Do.
Behbehan ....
Seat of Provincial Government
Do.
Jlindian ...
Mir ’Abdullah Khan, Deputy
of Shaikh of Muhammareh.
Hindian.