The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-19
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For some | mo p9bt llt luttll0n III l1t
present condition and the future prospS o.s
OF wheat cultivation IN Incia has excited
much attention IN the United States Ind in
England, and IN TCsuOnse TO n general de-
mand for inform .'iOn the results oi n nrm'
Der OF Investigation, Cilic.sl and private,
have besn given 10 the plbllc. Sumn'n-
ries OF the most important Of these, says
Bradstrteps, have been published IN thsse
coumr9 from me 10 time. A review OF
the evidence which has heen thus collected
suggests the conclusion q - IL is yet 200
early % pronounce with gny approach 20
dtiniteness as 10 tho future relative rank
OF ludie rs a wheat producer. IL is 10 bs
borne In mind that there sre as yet no COM
pleta Agricultural statistics for Indie, and
that such figures "a are forthcoming are
based for the most part upon oincisl
estimates. According TO an estimate re-
centy made by the Indian government, as
the results OF an investigation undertaken
at the requeat OF he home authorities
the Hren under wheat in British India ~
about %, 000, 600 acrea, and that In native
territory at about G000 0c0 acres and the
total yield is about 220,000,000 bushels
yearly India WAS able to expnit Ia i6Sl-S2
over 100000 bushels, OF which nearly
pne-halt went 10 Great Britain. The eX-
ports Of wheat, however, fell off about one
fourth in the year 1882. SO. The question
OF m ost interest in regard to Indian wht ct
production is, OF course, the important one
to what extent That production and the
consequent export, Is likely TO be increased
by the extension OF railway accommoda-
lions and by improvements In cultivation
resulting from bet, or systems of irrigation,
etc. Upon this question no very co6dent
con illusion appears to be ent 9rtained by
thoes regarded as best qualified TO express
an opinion. Sir James Cairo, In giving
! testimony eefoIo recent tit'
ting OF the parliamentary rail.
way committee, baid that while be
| looked to general increase OF great
many Indian products 80 he result OF rail-
way extension, yet that in his opinion the
population OF Lndia was iucre asing so rap
| idly that In two yssrs /: would require the
whole quantity ni whesc now exported, up'
| less there was q much larger production
then OF present. He thought that the s'g
nal progress which had been made In tins
expert of wheat during the last TWO year;
wss owing 10 the exceptional Seasons which
had occurred since the last anime. Wheth
or any great increase was 60 be expected
| from Improved agriculture IN India was, he
| said, question, the solution of which de
pended on the price of wheat and the temp
,ation thereby offered to the Iudian crow
er TO cultivate it. In many paris OF IndiE
where the land WIS good and there was 6
com mapd Of water from rivers, canals, Of
welle, there would undoubtedly be an in
crease, but the cultivation would not b.
greatly extended, unless the price of whea
became rsmunerative. 1t is evident from
recent indications, however, that this ques
ton is not to be left in thI
hszy region Of expert conjecture, bu
that on the CONTRARY, every effor
will be made to bring it to q practice
possible. The Investigations to which W.
have referred, were undertaken at the in
stance of the home government In England
which doubtless hopes to find her grauary
Of the future in her great Asistic colony
The Indian governments, general and local
are addressing tbs mse'ves TO the matter
with energy, IN cooperation with the com
mercial bodies in the chief cities in the CO.,
oDy. These latter bodies arc Baeking u
secure the adoption OF measures intended
to improve the quality Of Indian wheat BY
inducing more careful and systematic
cultivation, The Bombay chamber OF com
merce, for instance, has suggested the civ
ing of prizes fer the best formed fields, anc
tho dissemination among the peesantry, L
as great an extent as possible, of the knowl
edge of the advantages to be derived by cul
tivatore from reaping pure aud unmlxef
grains. The Bombay government, actin&
upon these suggestions, has instructed TN
director Of agriculture to distribute usefu
information among the producers and in
termediate agents who deal with the whes
crop, and to place before them samples o
the wheats which are most in demand
for export. The Bombay authorities hav,
also arrived ut the conclusion that seed OF |
pure quality should he supplied either fre'
or at "A low rate to selected cultivators il
the whent-growipg districts, and that small
prizes should he awarded tor the most up
proved cultivation. Not tina least impor
tant assistance rendered by the Indian gov
eminent to the cultivators is the improve
ment of the systems of irrigation on which
II has tor some time been er gagged, ant
which it is gradually but steadily perfect
ing. Again, in order to facilitate the de
velopment Of the wheat resources and t
facilitate the expert trade the Indian gov
eminent is pursuing policy Of encourage
ment which, as was shown by Consul Gen
eral Mattson's report in December l'st, ba
already resulted in better facilities of transi
to the seaboard by the construction OF ney
railroads and the reduction OF freights, an,
in the removal of taxes and export an
octroi duty. 1t is plain that nothing wi
be left undone TO placs Indian agrlcultur
} in as favorable condition as possible 70
competition with that OF the rest OF tn
, world, feet which the American farmer
who has already felt the effect of Asiati
, com petition upon the prices OF his ow
product, will do we'll to take into account
/ One hundred ana forty-one dollar
given away in elegant prizes, at
q. ID. Miller's photograph gallery
There are six prizes. The best
worth $40 and the least IS. Every
ono sitting for card pictures will receive on