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Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture in the Bombay Presidency 1935-36

1937

outstanding features of the season were long breaks in rains during the growing period mostly in July and August and again in the latter half of September over the greater part of the Presidency and the early cessation of monsoon. [...] The reduction in yield in the Karnatak was due partly to the decrease in area and partly to the unsatisfactory character of the season in the Division while the drop in yield in the Konkan was due to the fact that the season under review was unfavourable to the rice crop. [...] Marketing of Fruits and Vegetables.— As a result of the recommendation of the Mango Marketing Committee appointed in 1925 by the Government of Bombay the Hortcultural section of the Agricultural Department took up the question of improving the packing material for sending mangoes to the Bombay market and now-a-days most of the mangoes are packed in wooden crates instead of"6 in bamboo baskets. [...] The progress made as a result of the report of the Committee for the marketing of fruits and vegetables in Bombay 1935 may be briefly summarized as under :- The question of appointing an advisory committee in connection with the marketing of fruits and vegetables is under the consideration of the Government. [...] The plans and estimates for the construction of the necessary buildings on the site are under preparation by the lessees and the actual working of the scheme is expected to commence in the near future.
agriculture environment
Pages
292
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.146638
Segment Pages Author Actions
Cover
i-i unknown view
Frontmatter
i-ii unknown view
Chapter I. Features of the Year
1-8 unknown view
Chapter II. Agricultural Service and Propaganda
9-30 unknown view
Chapter III. Agricultural Research
31-41 unknown view
Chapter IV. Agricultural Education
42-43 unknown view
Chapter V. Administration and Finance
44-50 unknown view
Appendices
51-281 unknown view
Backmatter
282-289 unknown view

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