The moisture was not sufficient to commence sowing operations ; about 3 miles off on the eastern side of the farm the rainfall on the same day was 3 inches. [...] The sandy soil of the farm became welded into a hard mass and the roots of the stanTng crops were subjected to sever pressure on all sides. [...] The following table shows the details of cultivation of the several tobacco plots with the results obtained in the year under report :—Plot 1Co. [...] (b) In the case of the plots receiving ordinary cultivation. only two of the manures have increased the net profit while two have decreased it ; and in one case the expenditure upon the manure has just equalized the increased value of the produce. [...] (c) In the case of the deep cultivated plots it will be seen that deep cultivation has not only itself increased the yield but has enhanced the value of all the manures used.
- Pages
- 45
- Published in
- India
- SARF Document ID
- sarf.140017
