
Jamil Jan Kochai Reads “Occupational Hazards”
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Among the Many Duties of a Farmer, De Na Logar
Two farmer de na logar duties included ploughing fields, scattering manure and planting seeds. They also ensured fair distribution of water throughout the village by maintaining a series of interconnected canals extending from the logar river. Picking apples and tomatoes, shucking corn, harvesting wheat, rice as potatoes, beets, carrots and gandana were just some of their tasks.
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