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causes destructive torrents In a dry country forests do 

 not re-establish themselves without protection Affores- 

 tation very profitable to the nation Bearing on the ques- 

 tion of manure and crops. 



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Manure, everybody knows it is necessary River floods 

 provide manure Succeeding crops of corn impoverish 

 the soil Minerals necessary : lime, potash, phosphates, 

 also nitrates Hydro-carbons provided by air and water 

 Green manure for nitrogen John Kenny, results of 

 manure on Indian farms United States experiments, 

 cotton crop, manure required Kenny continued 

 Madras Department of Agriculture Paddy per acre 

 Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa W. A. Davis In- 

 digo, oats, superphosphates Board of Agriculture, Pusa, 

 exhaustion of Indian soils Indian problem solved, Ash- 

 burner Bartle Frere, manure necessary Supply of arti- 

 ficial manures cost ^60,000,000 Cost how repaid 

 Supply of fuel ; plantations, Forestry Department to 

 undertake this Government agricultural chemists to 

 advise on manures Complete manures required The 

 work should be begun at once. 



CHAPTER IX 95 



Table showing quantity and value of Indian agricul- 

 tural production, also value of all other production 

 Total value, ^1,902,636,000 per annum. Explanations 

 of Table India might become a wealthy country Its 

 income might be increased ^1,550,000,000 a year This 

 is worth consideration Tables II, III, IV, V, VI, VIA, VII. 



CHAPTER X 112 



Indian landowners exempted from income tax ; take 

 major portion of rent If production increased, labourers 

 will get better payThis book does not deal with con- 

 troversial political problems All governments are 



