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about 250-300 a kilo
acc. to Sastro exports of gaplek from Gunung Kidul (ace. or last year?) total 200 tons (20 trucks x 10 tons @) per day
indicates a real change in food habits -- [[?]] reminded Sastro that the people used to tell me that they weren't strong enough to work as smiths if they ate rice, that they needed gaplek -- he laughed & said now they're strong enough w/ rice
since '81 have been using the small hand polishers which they call "mesin slep" (same term used. for rice mill" - differs from "grinda" on edge-grinder)
are now 15 motorized vehicles ([[?]] etc) in the village, [[?]] is a great increase
Kajan hasn't really participated in the much-publicized regreening program begun by the govn for Gunung Kidul -  have not planted cashews, tho Sastro knows about the [[?]] factory in Wonosari
another big change in the village is. the. establishment of a gamping [[good guess?]] (slaked lime) factory in Kajan III which now employs 75 persons
[[?]] ((?))
operates night & day, using 2 shifts set up in 1984 by Sastro's cousin, names Sastrowiyasdjo [[good guess?]]
brought by "pemborong" (intermediaries who handle a one-shot deal from Jogja [[good guess]] & [[?]]

person in Joja who buys tools for govn transmigration program is Pak Pulosani
Pak Sastrosuyono now has 36 'anak buah' (workers, employees) 
since 82-83 govn. has been been requiring that they plant padi variety IR 36, also called Opsus [[good guess?]].
every village in Gunung Kidul must plans 120 hectares of this padi; is a dry rice on padi gogo variety