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carious and the pressure of population on the soil compara- 

 tively small. 



Murgundi, taluka Athni, district Belgaum— 



Occupied area 2327 acres. 



Number of holdings . . . 153 

 Average area of holding . . 15 acres. 



Number of separate plots 327, i.e. slightly over 2 per holding. 



It will be seen that here neither subdivision nor fragmen- 

 tation is acute. 



Fragmentation occurs, however, e.g., 



Holding A, 31 acres in 7 plots. 

 Holding B, 12 acres in 6 plots. 

 Holding C, 30 acres in 8 plots. 



Per contra many of the other holdings are unfragmented. 

 There are 113 working bullocks, i.e. one pair for 40 acres. 



