Excerpt from Some Aspects of Indian Commerce and Industry
Perhaps are to be blamed slightly in this matter. There is only one way of improving the ryots’ welfare and that is the eternal truth of getting into their skins, Of realising their ideas and feel ings. When once we see their point of view we Shall guide them with greater ease to adopting improved methods Of agriculture. Then will they take to improving their jute crops, 6. G. In cultivating a whiter fibre, in growing jute in rotation with paddy - a very profitable and economical enterprise - in planting and transplant ing paddy more carefully and cheaply and in cultivating new staples. The soy bean, for ex ample, has undoubtedly enormous interest for India and a struggle between bean oil and cotton Oil in the soap countries in the world has already begun. If its introduction into this country is successful there should be little difficulty in competing with Manchuria. Dry Farming which has been so successful in America might be in troduced in a larger degree. Dry Farming means roughly the cultivation of drought resisting plants and also the most advantageous use of rainfall on the soil by careful preparation. A great deal can be done in the way of co-operation whether in the form of credit societies or of supply societies, e. G. For providing the materials of.
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