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The produce of any land cultivated by a bargadar shall be apportioned between the bargadar and the owner of such land in accordance with the following principles, namely :— (1) if the bargadar and the owner whose land he cultivates agree in writing to any mode of division, such mode of division shall be adopted; (2) if there is no such agreement as aforesaid— (a) the bargadar or the owner, as the case may be, who supplies any seed far growing any crop shall be entitled to an amount of the produce equivalent to the quantity of seed supplied; (b) the bargadar and the owner shall each be entitled to one-third of the balance of the pro- duce which remains after deducting the amount of the produce referred to in paragraph (a) : Provided that the bargadar shall receive a greater share of the balance of the produce, if he is entitled to such greater share under a written contract between himself and the owner or under any local custom or usage; the remainder of the produce left after deducting the quantities referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be divided between the bargadar and the owner in such proportion as would be fair and reasonable having regard to their respective contributions to the cost of cultiva- tion including in particular the supply of plough-cattle, plough and other agricultural implements and manure and to the cost of protection or irrigation of the land.