Harijan Poona—Saturday August 20 1938

In sending this table for publication the Secretary of the A. L S. A. writes : " As a result t of the efforts made by the branches of the Association and certified orgaizations the production of khadi has well-nigh doubled during the first six months of the current year. [...] It is however hoped that the khadi-loving public will rise to the occasion and take up all the khadi that is produced so as to enable the Association to offer continuous relief to the thousands of poor spinners and other village artisans who seed this help." These figures bear eloquent testimony to the efficiency and organizing capacity of the workers of the A. I. S. A. and to the readiness wi [...] This year half of the collection will be devoted to the cause of the Harijans one-fourth to the cause of khadi and one-fourth will go to the school. [...] The use of night-soil and refuse for manurial purposes is not a new one but the A. I. V. I. A.'s interest in the problem arises from its desire to Agee that the fullest advantage is taken of the rich manurial value that is available and to secure that the price of the composts and mixtures is kept within the capacity of the average agriculturist to pay. [...] With the assistance of the Agricultural Chemist of the Government of Madras the Society conducted various experiments and ultimately decided to mix rubbish and night-soil in the proportion.of 4 : 1. It eliminated the expense of digging trenches and did composting by the heap method.