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One of the main features of crop production at the present day is waste. Except in the far east, where the large indigenous population has to be fed from the produce of the country-side, little is being done to utilize completely the by-products of the farm in maintaining the fertility of the soil. The ever-growing supplies of agricultural produce, needed by industry and trade, have been provided either by taking up new land or by the purchase of artificial ...
Agriculture is and for many years to come must remain India’s greater industry and the foundation of the state. In comparison with the value of the annual produce of the soil & the trade in raw materials, the remaining industries of the country are, with few exception, relatively unimportant. Many improvements in crop-production have been devised, which are well within the means of the people. To utilize these discoveries, and organization, working in the ...