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CHAPTER IV. 



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Holdings 63 



Size and shape of holdings. Subdivision of holdings. Frag- 

 mentation of holdings. Permanence of holdings. Action 

 taken elsewhere to improve holdings. Action proposed 

 for the Bombay Presidency. Landlords and tenants. 

 Necessity for irrigation. Reason for slow progress in 

 the construction of irrigation works. Engineering suc- 

 cess and financial failure. Scheme proposed. 



CHAPTER V. 

 Technique 89 



Cultivation. Manure. Seed. Rotation of Crops. The 

 seasonal factor. Dry-farming. Progress possible. Pro- 

 gress secured. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Equipment 110 



Implements. Fixtures. Live stock. Hindu sentiment with 

 regard to cattle. The cattle industry on an uneconomic 

 basis. Obstructions to scientific breeding and scientific 

 feeding. The situation as regards meat and milk. City 

 milk supply. Dairy farms. Remedial measures 

 attempted. 



CHAPTER VII. 



Organisation 123 



Business organisation. The organisation of peasant farms. 

 Dependence on a single crop. Distribution of labour 

 throughout the year. Subsidiary industries. The size 

 of the farm governed by bullock power. External or- 

 ganisation. Supply and marketing agencies. The 

 co-operative movement. The marketing of cotton. 

 Insensitive markets. A vicious circle. Agricultural 

 education. 



