B.M Pugh
[ba bteng] Ha ka jingpyrkhat jong nga, kaba donkam eh ia u nongrep soh ka long ka jingdie (marketing) ia u soh. Nga ngeit ba ka jingrep soh kan ym lah ban roi stet lymda ki nongrep soh ki lah ban die ia u soh ha ka dor kaba pynmyntoi ia ki.
Ka rukom die soh kaba kumba ka long mynta ka long ka bym wallam jingmyntoi shibun ia u nongrep soh. Ki nongrep kiba sian ki dei ban ia synjuk lang ha kaba die ia u soh. Ha California ia u sohniamtra baroh ha kata ka jaka, la die da ka jingialang kaba ki khot ka ‘California Fruit Growers Association’. Ngi donkam kum kata ka jingialang ha ri Khasi-Jaintia ruh. Kane ka jingialang kan iarap ym tang ban die hynrei ban wad ia ki rukom thymmai ban rep soh bad ban kham pynroi ia ka jingmyntoi ne iohnong. U Dr. Mitra u la thoh naduh ka snem 1928 ba ka por ka la poi ha ri Khasi-Jaintia ba ki la dei ban pynlong kum kata ka jingialang.
Kane ka jingialang kan wad ruh ia ki buit bad kan hikai ruh kumno ban pyndonkam ia u sohniamtra, sohniangriang bad kiwei kiwei ki soh ban shna marmalade, lane orange juice lane orange syrup. U sohniamtra u long uwei na ki soh uba bha eh na ka bynta ka met u briew bad ka jingkoit jingkhiah jong u. La ngi don shibun u sohniamtra ha ka ri Khasi-Jaintia jong ngi, hynrei ka jingbam soh ka dang duna. Kaba bam soh shuwa lane tang shu lah bam, ka long rukom kaba bha kaba ngi lah ban bud na ki nong America ne ki Phareng. U Soh-myndong (Limes and Lemons) Lait na u sohniamtra, u sohmyndong u long uwei pat uba kham donkam ban ia kiwei kiwei pat ki sohjew sohthiang (Citrus fruits) kiba ngi thung bha ha ri Khasi. La katta ruh ka jingthung sohmyndong kam pat da long kaba biang haba ianujor bad ka jingiathung sohmyndong sha kiwei kiwei pat ki bynta jong ka ri India, bad haba peit ruh ia ka jingkhaii sohmyndong ha kane ka ri India jong ngi u sohmyndong u long ruh u jaid soh uba bit bha na ka bynta ka jingkhaii, namar ba u lah ban sah kham slem bad lah ruh ban shalan ia u kham jngai ban ia u sohniamtra. Nga ngeit namarkata ba ka jingthung sohmyndong kan sa kham roi ha ki ri lum Khasi-Jaintia jong ngi. Ha ka ri India imat don lai jaid ki sohmyndong kiba ki ju kham thung. Kita ki long kine harum:- (1) u sohmyndong rit (Citrus aurantifolia) uba ki khot ha ka ktien phareng lime bad ha ka ktien Hindustani nimbu lane kagzi nimbu (2) u sohmyndong jew (Citrus limgnia) uba ki khot ha ka ktien phareng ‘sour lemon’ bad ha ka ktien Hinustani ‘khatta’ lane ‘Pahari nimbu’ bad (3) u sohmyndong dong thiang (Citrus limonia var limetta) uba ki khot ha ka ktien phareng ‘sweet lemon’ bad ha ka ktien Hindustani ‘mitha nimbu’. U sohmyndong rit lane u ‘kagzi’ u long u soh myndong uba ngi shait shem eh ha iew ha hat ha kane ka ri India. Une u long u soh uba heh kumba 2 inshi ne duna, uba stang bha ka snep bad uba stem bha. Une u soh u long bha ha ki jaka ha kaba ka khyndew kam da sboh eh; bad um da donkam eh ka jingsumar kum kiwei kiwei pat ki sohjew sohthiang. Kaba phylla ka long ba ia une u soh haduh mynta ki nongrep ha ri Khasi-Jaintia imat kim da suidnew eh ban rep ia u. Ia une u jaid sohmyndong ki thung ha kylleng ki jaka ka ri India; hynrei na ki jylla kiba kham thung bha eh ia u, ka Madras ka long kaba nyngkong. Kane ka jylla ka don kumba 12 hajar ekar (acre) une u soh. Ha Bengal don tang kumba shi hajar ekar (acre) shiteng une u soh. Ha kane ka jylla imat don ar jaid kine ki sohmyndong; uwei uba kham shalyntuin bad uba kham stang bha ka snep bad uba ki khot u ‘kagzi nimbu’, bad uwei pat uba pyllun bad uba ki khot u ‘pati nimbu’. U sohmyndong jew imat u long uba kham heh ia utei haneng; ka snep ruh ka kham rben shibun bad ka kham sohkhrut bad ka um ruh ka kham bun bad ka kham jew. Une u long u jaid sohmyndong ba ngi ju kham shem ha ri Khasi-Jaintia bad ha kiwei kiwei ki jaka lum jong ka ri India, bad ha ki jaka thor ruh kum ha Agra bad Farrukhabad ha ka jylla United Provinces. U sohmyndong thiang u long uba ki thung malu-mala ha Madras bad ha Punjab. Une u soh u long uba kham rit bad pyllun. Ka dohmet ka lieh bad ka bun bha ka um kaba thiang.
Ha jylla Madras ki thung ia une mynta ha kine ki distrik, Malabar, Salem bad Nilgiri. Ha Punjab ki thung ia une ha kine ki distrik; Lahore, Lyallpur bad Sheikhupura. U Sohmyngngor (California) U sohmyngngor California (Citrus paradisi) uba ki khot ha ka ktien phareng ‘grapefruit’, u long u soh uba dang wan shen sha kane ka ri na America. La khot ia u kumta namar ba u mih haduh lai saw ha ka shi rynjup kum ki soh ‘grape’. Une u soh lehse u mih na u sohmyngngor ha ki dewlynnong West Indies. La ngeit ba u long u soh uba dang mih shen. U soh u iasriem eh ia u soh khyllah, bad lehse u dei tang uwei u jaid jong u. Kum u sohmyngngor pat u don ar jaid (1) uba saw hoin (pink) ka dohmet bad (2) uba lam stem ka dohmet. Dang shen la wallam ia u sha kane ka ri India, bad u iadei bha ha Punjab bad ha Sind. Hynrei kat ha ki jaka kiba la pyrshang ia u ha kane ka ri, u long bha khlem jingshitom. Nga ngeit namarkata ba une u dei ban long bha ha ri Khasi-Jaintia. Ki variety, kata ki jaid jong une u soh kiba la poi sha ka ri ki long kine; Marsh’s Seedless, Triumph, Duncan bad Foster. Ka Allahabad Agricultural Institute ha Allahabad ruh ka thung bha ia une u soh bad u iaid bha ruh. U long u soh uba bang-pyngngad shibun ban bam. Kito kiba kwah ban ioh jingtip shuh shuh shaphang ki sohjew sohthiang ki lah ban pynioh ia kine ki kot ba la ai kyrteng harum: [yn dang bteng]
Phi don ban ong eiei?