PREFACE. 



Ten years ago I published a book, entitled 

 " Rural Economy in the Bombay Deccan," in 

 which I attempted to give an account of the 

 agricultural facts of the Bombay Deccan. 

 The object of the present book is to estimate 

 the progress that is being made in agriculture 

 in the Bombay Presidency, to analyse the 

 causes of agricultural progress in India and 

 other countries, and the conditions in which it 

 takes place. The obstacles to such progress 

 are also indicated, and the outlines of a general 

 agricultural policy are suggested. If the facts 

 of the situation are not always made clear in 

 this book, a reference to the previous book 

 will probably give the information required. 

 This book is written with reference to the 

 Bombay Presidency, but the facts and argu- 

 ments stated apply very largely to the other 

 ryotwavi tracts of India, and have a bearing 

 on the agricultural problems of any country 

 where small holdings exist or are aimed at. 



G. KEATINGE. 



Teffont Ewyas, 

 Salisbury, June, 1921. 



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