The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-06-21
FARMING IN INDIA
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erS give the plants two weddings. In'
blossoms come forth along in Octo
Der, and the lint is ready for picking
in January. The picking season last:
until April
I'VE are now raising some Egypt.
ian cotton in the Sind, and are ex-
perimenting there also with American
| seed. Both kinds do We'll, but It is {
question whether the American does
not do better. The Sind has nov
there are something like 2,000, OOG
acres in the native States, and about
5000, 600 are controlled by. the gov
eminent Of Bombay
The Wheat Crop of India.
Tell me something abou your
wheat crop"
W are increasing the area and
our facilities for handling the crop.
We have now something like 5000
600 acres in wheat. and the greater
part of THAT is in the northern part
of the country and especially in the
Punjab. Most Of the wheat GOES to
karachi for shipment to Europe. 1t
is AIKEN. from the farms to the cars
ana shipped, without storage in ele-
vatOrs. Indeed, it is q question as to
whether the elevator system is not
what we need. That is a live ques-
ton in India"
iI'f iiotI boeS Nodt wheat Itl4
per acre."
on our irrigated lands, we can
raise from twenty to thirty bushels,
but the crop must be carefully cult
waited and and it must be
Waterei three or four times. We SOW
in October and harvest in March. In
most localities it is reaped with sick
els, 1t is thrashed with bullocks and
Winnowed in the wind. Much of the
blowing is done with wooden plows,
and altogether the cultivation is prim-
tive.
Our agricultural stations are now
doing all they can to introduce mod
ern machinery. They advise the use
Of iron plows and Of reapers and
~thrashers. They show the farmers how
to use such machines and
competitive trials on the part of the
dealers in the different makes.
" are also testing as to artificial
India produces but little
b~arnyard fertilizer. The Groppings of
the cattle are used for fuel, and the
peasant gives almost nothing
back to the soil. The stations are
distributing leaflets, describing i'm
farming and giving sugges-
tons. Yet it is difficult to make the
as our farmers are called, un-
dertake any new methods or try new
Seeds
Stock Farming.
what are you doing to improve
our stock?' / asked.
we nave breeding establishments
with some of the agricul-
turai stations, and there is a breeding
farm at the Phipps Agricultural Col
OF which / have spoken. Many
OF the provincial governments hold ag-
shows, where prizes are Civ
en- Tor the best bred animals, and Of
Ia T q n lrIy 10 rrnr 1ox,o 49,
Ter government provisions. The Bonn
agricultural department establish
one some years ago, managed b.
experts from Sweden. There are also
larry farms in the United provinces.
ina lttle crea1neries, where milk is
1heap. AL dairy machinery is admit
ed Tree, and of late separators, churns
butter workers have been largely
imported. Much Of the cream goes
oy rail to the cities, and is there made
nto butter, which is sold fresh, or in
ms and shipped over India. The ma
butter, or CHI, is also made in
arse quantities., as we'll as some CON
iensed milk. Much Of our butter goes
o Ceylon, while the CHI is exported
o other countries for the indian emf
grants. Some of these dairies have
'een established on the military can
onment farms. They are under mill
airy control, and they give our troops
'ure milk and butter !,
Sacred Cows Poor Butter aker
Are the sacred cows Of India good
mixers +" {
not as a rule was the reply. Our ,
;auie are raised chiefly for work. :
the milk used by the natives :
ONES largely from Buffaloes. Some |
our finest cattle are from the North !.
nd especially from Raljputana. NY !
ore has some fine breeds, but the I
cWs are poor mixers. There are also {
,ood cattle in Madras, and in Central {
huia. one OF the best milk breeds !,
from the Cir hills and othera I
re from the Sind, where they are '
"ned by Mohammedans, who drive !,
IN herds from one jungle pasture l
0 another. The Punjab has good dairy l
oWs, Dut those OF Bengal are poor. !,
w are having trouble in improy- 4
ng stock OF this kind. The Hindoos
ook upon cows as sacred, and keep >
lem when they are MANNED, old and '
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