. Indian cotton. er produce, and permits for grazing. Teak is themost valuable of the many different kinds of trees in India. 32 INDIAN COTTON. The improved means of communication, the develop-Famines. ment of railways, and the increasing irrigation works have made famine, as it used to devastate the country,practically a thing of the past. Scarcity does arise, but it is mostlyfrom the difficulty of finding fodder for his cattle that the farmersuffers. On account of its bulk fodder is difficult to transport, andthe ryot is therefore compelled to part with his cattle at ridiculouslylow prices.
. Indian cotton. er produce, and permits for grazing. Teak is themost valuable of the many different kinds of trees in India. 32 INDIAN COTTON. The improved means of communication, the develop-Famines. ment of railways, and the increasing irrigation works have made famine, as it used to devastate the country,practically a thing of the past. Scarcity does arise, but it is mostlyfrom the difficulty of finding fodder for his cattle that the farmersuffers. On account of its bulk fodder is difficult to transport, andthe ryot is therefore compelled to part with his cattle at ridiculouslylow prices. The Government has had considerable experiencein dealing with famine situations, and is very liberal in remittingassessment. Sir John Strachey says in his work, India: ItsIntelligent Administration and Progress, that the agriculturalCultivators, classes are certainly not inferior in intelligence to the peasants of many of the countries of Europe, and myown experience certainly confirms this view. The fact is that. The Rajah Plough, sold by Volkart Bros., Lyallpur, at when a real improvement in agricultural implements has been intro-duced, the Indian ryot readily adopts it. Introduction This is proved by the large and ever-increasing numberof Improved of improved ploughs that are being sold by the Agri-Implements, cultural Department, as well as by commercialfirms; for instance, Volkart Bros., the well-knownIndian cotton export firm, are selling increasing quantities of iron Rajah ploughs in the north of India, and I have seen Americanreapers handled extraordinarily well by Indians. Generally, the largeagricultural implements are too expensive for the ordinary smallholder to purchase, but the Co-operative Credit Societies might domuch to introduce improved agricultural machinery. INDIAN COTTON. 33 The Government of Bombay has now three Bajac ploughs atwcrk, which are hired out to cultivators. The demand for them isvery great. The Bajac plough, which is worked by bullocks,
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