l/RfY-FOURTlf ISSUE ' . ' \ DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, INDIA - . Agri~ultural~ Statistic~ ,of Ind~a~ - . Volume I ' . ,.. .. o( Area, Area ·ul1der ~rea, Cl~ssification. Crops,~Live-. .· - Stock, Land Revenue Assessment, and Transfers . ' of Land in British· India · ·. =======~=-=========·.. - ===""="7·~ .... '\.. .. - .· :~~-- Pub/isheli by ord~1· of the Governor-Genera/in Council " . .... - . ~ . •• on~ of the Department of Statistics, _India. · ,J: ohh1inablo from tho B'I[lOrintendont, OoY()rnmont Printing, India., 8, Haatingc ...-·~, S.l<lk. D-'1 Ot. I. Tt1~UJ To Streo~.. Calcutt.\. Rcmittanooa shonld be made by p~sta.l ~lor nnd ~houlr1 in ·Indo forwRrdin't ohn.rgo111 ns inilio~to~ in braukot:J opposi~ eapb J ~- - ANNUAL. A the Trndo of Intlin. A.. 12. (2a.) ·'"''" relating to tho St"·borno Tn>do of British India for tho Calondar yo.u:. As, S. • '(2a.('~ . ...,...nnunl Stntcmor.~ \lf tho Foreign Soo~bomo-Tm<fe and Navigation of British India:- .;,. ) · / VoL L-Abstrnct ruid do\ailed Tables o[ Imports and ExpOrts. R4-12. (Rl.) •' Vnl, IL--.Ib•tract nod dotailed Tnblos of Trado and Shipping with oaoh country and' at each Port; and the Tables relating tu thn tro.do of Aden and of- the Fronob and PortnguMe .-/ Possession• of India. R0-8. (12a.l • ' - ~- Annual Stateinont of tho Consting Trndo and Navigation of British India. R3. (7a.) /i. Inland Trnde (Rail and River-homo} of Indio. R1-12. (6a.) · 6. Report on tho Trnde carried by Rail nod Rivorin Bengal. R3-3. (5a.)0 7, Report on the Trndo of Bongal with Nopal, Tiboi; Sikkim, and Bhutan. As; 13. (2a,)0 S. Prices nod Wages in India. -R2. (9a.) 9. Stati.sti<'s of British Indio.-Vol.- L-Commoroial St.'\tistics. Rl-8. (5a.)- 10. ,. , Vol. IV-Fin:~ncbl Statistics. Rl-8. (Ga.) ll. ,. ., , Vol. ITL-Publiq Health. R1; (4a.) 12. ,. , , Vol. IV.-AdQlinistmtive, Judicial, etc. Rl·4. (4a.) 13. ,. ., Vol V.-Ednoation. R2, (5a.) 14. Agricnltunl S_~tistirs of India- VoL L-British India.. R2-S 12(a.) Vol. II.-Native States. R1. (4a.) . " ........ ·~ .. .. ' 15. Summary Tables of the A,aricnltural Statistics of lttitis\:iln.dl~. :AS.;4.~ 16. Estimares of Area and Yield of Principal Crops in India. As. 8., (2a.) 17. Preliminary Statement showing the ~ea. and Yield of Principal C~:ops in India. Hal£ anna. IS. Report on the Production of Tea in India. As. S. (2a.) ' 19. Report cin the Production and Consumption of Coal in India. As. 12. (2<>. Up.) 20. Statistic.c; relating to Jqin' Stoo~ Companies in British India and Mysore. R3-4. (2a.) ·~fl. Variations inintlian Price Levels [rom 1861 expressed in Index Numbers. As. 12. (3a.) ~- Sta.tistical Tables NlatiDg to B:inks in Indb With a Map, Introductory Memor..lndum, o,nd Banking · . Director.)'J' R1-12. (1a. 6p.~ · · · ~3. C'<>tton I're<<ing 'Factories and Cotton Spinning Mills in India. RI-10. ....• . HALF· YEARLY. · 24. InCrease or decrease in the' Capital of Co:npanie3 incOrporated iu Indi~ and regbtered uodei the ' Indian Companies Act. Half anna. ... \ ·- MONTHLY• 25, Accounts of the Foreign Sea-borne Trnde turd Navigation of British India.' R1-4 •. (2a.) 26. -Re:view of the Sen-borne Trnde· and Navigation of British India. As. 4. ~ 27._ Acco;,ts ~ting to the Trnde_by land of British lndil!/ with !~reign con~tries. As. 8, (2a,) . 28. Statistics of C<ttton Spinning and Weaving in Indian Mills. As. 2. (la.) · · . 29~ Trad~ !Juotoations in Selected a.riicles. Anna 1 and Pies 6. 30. Calcutta T.-.de Fluctuations. As. 2. 31. Costoms Revenue Statement. Half anna. 32. Joint Stock ComP"nies registered in British Indi& and ¥ysare. Half ~nna.: ' FORTNHIHTL Y. ' 33. Wholesale and Retail P~.of ~ls, pulsos, oilseeds, anga.r, salt, e~.. , in Indim. As. 6. 34. Wholesale and Botnil Prices of wheat in Indi:.. Ann• I' and piea 6. 35. Cot I on Press ·Retnros.. _Half anna. --.- . WEEKLY, • .· 36: w.. kly lmpol'l<! and Exporta ~~m Chief Ports<iWbeat, Jn~. Cot;;,n .;d rice. 1Iall anna. • - • lo :- - • • • MISCELLANEOUS. ·; • , 37. Me..;o.;;ndum and Si.atistical Tablee relating to the Trade of India a"!oermaiiy and Austria· • Hungary. _As. 8., (2a.) . • . ' 1 • - • 38. La!go Indostrial Establish;;.~nts in India. R2-12. - '• 39. Statis,jical Tables showing;. for each of tho years 1901-02 . to' 1917:18 the ostima.ted value of ~ Imp~rte and Exports of ltfdia at the prioes pre;ailing in 1899-1900 to 1901-02. 'As.·S, tO, Memorandum and Siatistical Tabll!ll relating ~-'• Price• and Freights UJ India since tba oat.break of · War. !12-8. · • ' · . tl, Pricee and Freights during the firs~ year of w\.. As. 1,2. 42. Prices and Freights after three years of War. A~ . \ " {3. .War Pr~oes and Freights at the end of September 1917. ~-:L:.._ (').. • 4.t War P:r1ces and House Rents at the end of Dcce:;nber 1917. Rl-4 ~ ·"'-~"J, " . f . " O'l'l ~!~. m:ll'kl'ld wit~ an asterisk (•) t.o ba obtaJoM rrorp Ul8. btllcer In charge:r >:'. '~1 - '&:Cover< t MAP SHOWING THE DEPARTURE OF CROP.PED AREA !>,NO THAT Of\ RAINFALL IN 1517-)8 •. .· • • ·~ • ,z .... ar. 9a +3%S.-4t I! -~.lo~~ .. D~~ !. • ~ ' PERCENTAGE. DEPARTURE· OF. AREA CROPPED, IS17-18.. ' PERCENTAGE. DEPARTURE .OF RAINF~LL, JSI7-18. .. .- • . -~-. Compa.t-ison oF • ... _ ra.inf.ill with.~nor~"- . A- ··+aqt L,.,....,..p·o-<IF,..,~ •tCI'.'~:·3Cit ·q ... - •........ .Betw.:, •10!.'--f,Clt j From -IDZ .. -~. · -· . .• .-3Qt .. , -\ • a .. ----- -~ !!on :-For the actual fig;,;. · f 'n! . iNned by the Meteo::Jooll'i raiJ Dall reference may be made to the Jil~blication en1itled ••.ilainfeJl of India/~ ·• ~ .- c•C& epartment. • • ~ • J TlfiRTY-FOUR.tH isslJE .. ' • · DEPARTMENt. OF StATiSTiCS, iNDiA - . - •. • . - Agricultural Statistics· of India .. .-.. l ' - '~~r_-' . _- < Volume ·I . \. ~-· Area, ~lassification of Area,· ~rea un_der Crops, Liv~"" . Stock, .Land~Revenue~ Assessment, and Transfers . '- . ~ ·. .. .. ; . ..... ... .. .; . :~.-. :, . ·._· · ' of ·Land" hi British 'India · :,... •. Published by order of the Oovernor-Ueneral in Council ·. .. ~ ... •·. · OA!.CtrT'r! . SUPERlNTE~DENT GOV~RNMEN'r PRINTING:. INl:llA 1920 • ... r .. -PAGES ~-. ~ .. .. •--- .. • ... i~:t- • • ·~ ~: <' ~ • ; \ ~.(!}Map of~lndia -showing the departure of cropped area and tha,t of; ~{ 'JC"itifallln'~917-18 fr9~ the ~~~~':"ge of the preceding tenyeam , . ;. Fro~tispiece. CHA~TS illustratin"'- · · ~ ··,, 1 • • . · =·~.-0 ..... -. .4 '··"t, (2) Totaf area cropped, area under foo~crops; current fallows (reversed}, 1, ·~ · : , an~ variations ~ ra~f~Ua.S coml'ar~~ w~h n_ormal •. · . , . .· .. · (3) Tptal ·wheat. area, . UtiliTigated ·w)>eat .area, land rainfall. in· IVheat- " , growing tracts {June to February) . '· · ~ -· < . (4.) "l'otal c)llti~ab1e a~ea~ total nn~ultivable;area, net area· cropped, cultur-· ab)e waste other than fallqw, ~d current fallows .. ~ . · ·· XI (6f Total.area. croppe'd,, ~tal- area Ulld-... Jood cfof•• ~~~t~l t-rigated area croppe.d, and total area ·under ·n.on-food. mops .. ·. • ·• · , 6) Area· un~~r r,ice, wh.eat, .I!'iliets,.Qjlsee.ds, .cot~'u; jute; an<l ;tl\er ,crops , ('1:) Total ar4' cropped ,j,:nd area un~er ,diff8r'ent. crops ~ ·· . · '· .• ~ · (8) ~otallive-sto'ck,divicied .b~twee~ bo:{ne'"ovine, and ot~er,Sr- : ·~ 1 • I (9) S)iares of provinces in the t'otararea under principal crops • ' ) I --· ~ , , -... :• ... ~~- 1t .• ~ _....... - ~ #'.;'": ·_:/~·.:}':-~ -,. f.. ....... ~ -. .. ~ ~ .--._ -~-; . •. :.. ··--~ _:~ ... ; _ _·.,S,mn~_ARY_~A:s:r::p_;s·~ _... ~. :.~.. ~~ 1 -....:._.. : JN <Jo_ ~--' ~,. --... ..?' .. - • -- ... ~ . ~ 1. Gen~ral s~mma'1;.ljl~&·99:f:ii 19~7-W:_ , -• · , -., ,· 2. At:~.!'':ltmled,and uncultivate~ ~; . .,. ·,·....... : ;._: •.\: '"'3:-.Area under·inigation .. o • • o .. • • -.. •• i6 ., 4.' Area under differe~t cr?pil cultivate(f:•• ;" ·. ;:·. ·. "''. ' •. 5-6 ·-,. 5. N;iunber of live;stock, ploughs, and c~rts . , .. : ._ .. ~· :· ·- 7 ~- 6. Area assessed· and. incidence of the land' revenue assessment on area •. 8-9 .. d It' ... · •, _;;_,.- an~ _P__..OP~ a lOU -: .. to-- ' . _ ... '* _i-.-.~ " -:...-.... -~-- -~ • . '1, Niunber of transfers !'f. property in land and area transferred. ·-.. 10 '· '· ~· ·Comparative.. Statemen~··•~owing IJ.cre\"g~ un~er ,certai~ c'rdps in ,. ·:-- various ~ountr~s oflhe w qrld • . .. ... • • ·. ••. 11 .·., . .. _,. ..._ . :, . • •-a ... ..... ' - . ,. .... 'TABLE I.-AREA . .. _...,. ,.';. 12~5" • _9. Britishi~~ia : . .' ~, 10, :Bengal . ·16...:..17 . • . ."'!..... .-. ·~ 11, Madr:is·, ., . .. (' lg..,_l9 .. ~.··· . 20-21 1~,. Bomllay ,. ·~-· ... ~.-,.--.: 18. Si.P.d• . ·• • 21 -~-· '• ... ·~ . .. 14: Agm' .. .. : ':r·"· .. 22-24 l5. Oudh ... '. ... 24.-25 .~. 25-l!6 -~--Go 'Biha~ abd Oriss~ :' ;"* ' I . .,. • 1 . · '17. PUnjab · , ' '',";_- , ~ ... \, .... ., -. '.27__;_28. 29..:..30,.. 18. Upper Burma. •' ..• 31-32 lll. L'llWer Burma: · .. ~ -t -: .. ~ 20. ·Central .Provinces ... ·. .. 3S-34 . ... ~ · ... 21. Berar · • • . ... ... ~ 35 . 35-36 . 22. Assam. • . , , .• • •• '· • .. • . 28 ... NortJi~West Frontier'P~ovince ' . 37 · 24. AjinercMe!'.wa.ra ·' :. _,.. ~ ' . ' . !'*' "' .- .• :~ ~ ~ . .. ·. .. ~ <r ABLE n,-c,.AssiP~CAT.ro~ o1 AIIEA. _: • .•:. ·.; ; .·. • .. _._ . '3s.,-~5· · 25 .. British 'India . ' . • -- . 46.'"-'49~ 26. Bengal( •... .r .. .·r 27.,. Madras. - ..... , .. ,. • 5!)-53. ·~ . 28. 'Bom!>ay . & •• .. ·, . -. ~ • 54-&7. • .~·- ; -.. .58~5\i 29. Sind ....-:, . ' :,._~- • - . ., li0-65' so •. Agra. • ... ' . • .... • ii ·- ..... PAGES.. 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