Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-26
SERIOUS AGRICULTURAL
PROBLEMS FACE INDIA
Many Obstacles to Speedy f.ducn-
tiona! Advancement for
Tilicr Of Soil.
CUSTOMS ARE ANTIQuATED
Huge Country Has Farming POpuIa.
ton Almost Twice Total Number
of People in United StatcS-Somc
Recent improvements in Methods


SlAlI.A. INDIA. December @a.-Imd,a
is struggling with on" Of tho greatest
agricultural problems over thrust upon
any nation
This hug" country, with It farming
population almost twice III" total num-
Der of people i'm tho United states. pre-
S"n,s many uniuu" au: seemingly in
surmountnbl" obstacles to speedy odu-
"ational advancement for tn. tiIlci OF
the soil. for her" must u" considered
not only the matter u finance, but
widespread iIli',rLcy and nntIuuateG
Oriental CUSTOMS
Tn" Minister OF Agriculture FOR In
dia, G. H. y. lin. told II correspondent
of the Associated Press something Of
IN" situation. and spok. in the highest
terms Of tho progress that has been
made in the United States In THIS
connection hc said.
81 understand II good many Nmori-
cans arc Interested ia the d"v.lopin"n,
~ India. " arc only too grateful
for any ass,stanc" or suggestions /
b.licvc that som" OF your educational
problems. cspcci' ~ in tho South have
been similar H. those which con-
from, MS
Tho ,,onula,,on -, ,,.I, t ,bou,
"nc-nfth If In. whole world aud at
the ""msus OF 1871 tho population of
l'ri,Ish india I'his docs not Include tn"
native statcs) was $4,000. 500. OF
whom no fewer than lT7.93G.oOO wcr"
engaged In ono way or another ON ag-
riruitur". The gross area under cult
vhtiun has riE"n. sine" l8:5. from about
Glf-p0n,00Q acres 10 about $50. 900. 600.
Tho net area, that H. excluding tn"
double count or areas which arc
cropped mere than once. has risen from
lsH.0oo.ooo acres = about 22O.oo0.0g0
ncros. Tho acreage commanded h..
irrigation ros" from about 26.737.onu
""r"s IN 1865 20 more than i6.s3G.-
"Ho "cr"s In 1898. "a regards the
NOR" important crops FOR export. there
wcrv Iva inl3-li over 250ooooo acres
under cotton. furnishing j.oe0.pOo halcs:
2s.5op.ooo acres under wheat. produc-
ing "'Gh' and "n"-thrd million toms.
- 5od.ooo acres under ricc. producing
5'5."oo.ooo lundredW"ight m round
n:ur"s 100000 acres under juic.
producing 100000 bales. and Clio. oop
acres under tea. producing 3o1o0o.ono
pounds rho argr"Sato value ~ th"s"
crops hpnrourh"d ii00.Uoo.hoU.
STAPLE I'ooD S0,IE FORM
on MIiIEr or Pulse
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Methods y,nro r,, fr,r, h..i,,, tn.
sri.r,jc. or consis,cn, T., ,ao. r,v-
ever. partly with IN" assistance OF :.
puhlic-sririt"d American citizen.
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