'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎172v] (76/148)

CHiPTEE IT.—PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION.
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POWER. INDUSTRIES AND II ANDICRAF PS
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT FOR 19014902, PART IT
PAGES 118-124,
1—Agriculture.
Tot details see Season and Crop'Report of the Bombay Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. for 1909-1910 and Report of the Department
of Agriculture for 1909-1910; also tables appended to the Agricultural Statistics of British India.
1.—Area oe Available Statistics.
In the area for which statistics are available there, is a net increase of 36,000 acres in
the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. proper. One Government and 4 alienated villages in Ndsik, 4 alienated villages
in Sdtdra and one village each in Ahmednagar and Poona were surveyed and have returned
statistics for the first time. In 5 villages of the Ratnagiri district statistics have now become
available. In Sind a rough survey has resulted in the addition of 47| square miles in Karachi,
and a detection of an error in Sukkur has resulted in an increase of 156 square miles. This
increase has been partly reduced by erosion in Larkana causing the loss of two villages.
2.—Cropped Areas.
1. The gross cropped area rose in every district of the’Presidency proper and showed an
increase of 675,000 acres over the figure for last year. This area is the largest on record
since 1895-1896. The area cropped more than once rose by 33 per eenE owing to the retention
of the moisture left by ample kharif rains in places and by late rain elsewhere. Inclusive
of fallows which declined in proportion, the total cultivated area increased by 126,000 acres
or *39 per cent. Unassessed cultivated land includes 56,000 acres of forest land given out
in Sholapur during the year. In addition about 19,000 acres were similarly dealt with in
other districts. In Sind the gross cropped area receded by about 5 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of acres or lO'S per
cent, below the previous year owing to low and short inundation and deficient water-supply.
2. In the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. proper the area under cereals declined by about 2 per cent, below
the area of the previous year owing mainly to curtailed area under rabi jowdri in the Deccan
and Southern Maratha Country. This deficiency is more than made up by an increase of 18 per
cent, under pulses resulting in a net increase of about | per cent, under food crops. In Sind
the area under rice rose by 17 per cent, but a fall under all other cereals brings the net area to
7^ per cent, below that of the preceding year. The area under pulses in Sind increased by
per cent, leaving the net decline under food crops 61 per cent. This area is higher than
the normal by 14 per cent. The area under non-food crops rose by 11 per cent, over the average
figures which were also those of the previous year in the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. proper but there was a
decline of 13 per cent, below the average and 31 per cent, below the area of last year in Sind.
The area under bajri increased to a large extent in the Deccan and in Bij^pur owing to the
favourable early rains. The area under jow4ri increased slightly in North Gujarat, in Belgaum
and in Dharwdr but declined in all other districts, mainly under rabi jowari owing to the
insufficiency of late rain and to the extensive area under kharif crops. In Sind there has been a
decrease under both these cereals in all parts except Larkana and Thar and Pdrkar. The area
under paddy in th Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. proper increased by 41,000 acres or 2| per cent. In the Presi
dency proper the area under wheat rose by 74,000 acres or by 6 per cent, the increases being in tbe
Deccan and Gujardt while decrease was chiefly in the Karnatak. In Sind there was a decrease
of 69,000 acres or 13 per cent, below the figures for last year, owing to diminution of water.
This represents a decrease of 10 per cent, below the average. The area under pulses increased by
371,000 acres or 14 per cent, over the average and by 459,000 acres or 18 per cent, over tne
previous year in the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. proper and in Sind the area under pulses was 45 per cent, ovei
^Q e nn°A mal per ceut ‘ above tlie areafor 1908 " 1 - 9()9 - 'I^e area under tobacco i’ ose ^
19,000 acres in the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. and by 3,000 acres in Sind. The area under sugarcane -
6 P er cen D There was a diminution of 76,000 acres in the area under oil-seeds m