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cost of shed about 10,000 Rs for materials + labor
all his looms wooden; about 3-4 yrs old.
new loom of the type he wants to buy would cost 1500 (7 x 4 1/2)
- age 28-29, he says
- Asain [[Asian]]
- father was a tenant farmer
- he has 5 acres himself, + he farms, growing paddy + wheat
bought land 4 yrs ago
workers get no wages if work stops
shopowners who buy are Punjabis
- use loan to buy raw mat + give 
advance money to workers
never has had any other kind of bank loan
can borrow from friends or relatives 2000-4000, but only for a few days
- despite land, he says main business carpets
profit 1400-1500 per small carpet

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small loom hence earns profit of about 4000 a yr.
average no. of looms per HH in the village 2-4
not possible for a woman to own a loom;
not one does
they don't wind spools + bobbins for
carpet ind.
bundle alr. divided into 20 atti Ranks
when they buy it
((no shuttle for carpets))
adults can't sit for such long
hrs given us the reason for child
labor
3 another IDRIS
two looms
1 loan, 14,400 Rs, 5 mo. ago,
5 yr. terms.
electr.
works in his house
he owns 3 acres, plants paddy +
wheat