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AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION
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OIL SEEDS
A variety of oil-seeds are grown in the district. The area under oil-seeds was 38,869 hectares in 1971-72. Groundnut and linseed are grown in larger areas in the district. Out of the net area sown, i.e., 390,420 hectares in 1971-72, oil-seeds accounted for only 9.96 per cent. This reveals that oil-seeds were cultivated on a relatively small scale in the district. Table No. 12 on pages 253 and 254 shows the tahsilwise area under oil-seeds in Bhandara district during 1961-62, 1965-66, 1969-70 and 1971-72.
Table No. 13 gives the outturn of oil-seeds in Bhandara district during the same years.
TABLE No. 12
AREA UNDER OIL-SEEDS (TAHSILWISE-) IN BHANDARA DISTRICT DURING 1961-62, 1965-66, 1969-70 AND 1971-72.
(In acres)*
|
Tahsil |
Year |
Groundnut |
Sesamum |
Mustard |
Safflower |
Others |
Total edible oil-seeds |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
|
Bhandara |
1961-62 |
879 |
629 |
3 |
2 |
-- |
1,513 |
|
1965-66 |
1,394 |
496 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1,890 |
|
1969-70 |
706 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
1971-72 |
875 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Gondia |
1961-62 |
4 |
180 |
15 |
12 |
-- |
211 |
|
1965-66 |
1 |
321 |
16 |
-- |
6 |
344 |
|
1969-70 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
1971-72 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Sakoli |
1961-62 |
195 |
257 |
16 |
115 |
-- |
583 |
|
1965-66 |
146 |
351 |
17 |
2 |
35 |
551 |
|
1969-70 |
311 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
1971-72 |
390 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
District Total |
1961-62 |
1,078 |
1,066 |
34 |
129 |
-- |
2,307 |
|
1965-66 |
1,541 |
1,168 |
33 |
2 |
41 |
2,785 |
|
1969-70 |
1,019 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
1971-72 |
1,267 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
*Figures for the years 1969-70 and 1971-72 are given in hectares.
TABLE No. 12 contd.
AREA UNDER OIL-SEEDS (TAHSILWISE) IN BHANDARA DISTRICT DURING 1961-62, 1965-66, 1969-70 AND 1971-72.
(In acres)*
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Tahsil |
Year |
Linseed |
Castor seed |
Niger seed |
Others |
Total non-edible oil-seeds |
Total oil-seeds |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
(12) |
(13) |
(14) |
Bhandara |
1961-62 |
19,114 |
88 |
-- |
-- |
19,202 |
20,715 | |
1965-66 |
19,759 |
152 |
-- |
1 |
19,912 |
21,802 | |
1969-70 |
7,900 |
-- |
-- |
398 |
-- |
9,004 | |
1971-72 |
6,812 |
-- |
-- |
521 |
-- |
8,208 |
Gondia |
1961-62 |
115,920 |
59 |
33 |
-- |
116,012 |
116,223 | |
1965-66 |
44,196 |
74 |
-- |
-- |
44,270 |
44,614 | |
1969-70 |
24,305 |
-- |
-- |
267 |
-- |
24,574 | |
1971-72 |
21,954 |
-- |
-- |
270 |
-- |
22,226 |
Sakoli |
1961-62 |
24,204 |
65 |
5 |
-- |
24,274 |
24,857 | |
1965-66 |
18,008 |
64 |
5 |
35 |
18,102 |
18,663 | |
1969-70 |
7,084 |
-- |
-- |
340 |
-- |
7,735 | |
1971-72 |
7,681 |
-- |
-- |
364 |
-- |
8,435 |
District Total |
1961-62 |
159,238 |
212 |
38 |
-- |
159,488 |
161,795 | |
1965-66 |
81,963 |
290 |
5 |
36 |
82,284 |
85,079 | |
1969-70 |
39,289 |
-- |
-- |
1,005 |
-- |
41,313 | |
1971-72 |
36,447 |
-- |
-- |
1,155 |
-- |
38,869 |
*Note.- Figures for the years 1969-70 and 1971-72 are given in hectares.
TABLE No. 13
OUTTURN OF MAJOR OIL-SEEDS IN BHANDARA DISTRICT, IN THE YEAR 1961-62, 1965-66, 1969-70 AND 1971-72.
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Year |
Groundnut |
Sesamum |
Mustard |
Linseed |
Castor seeds |
Total out-turn |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
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1. |
1961-62 |
442 |
107 |
7 |
11,647 |
27 |
12,230 |
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2. |
1965-66 |
462 |
120 |
1 |
5,647 |
52 |
6,292 |
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3. |
1969-70 |
600 |
300 |
-- |
6,600 |
-- |
-- |
|
4. |
1971-72 |
600 |
200 |
-- |
5,800 |
-- |
-- |
Note.- Figures for the years 1961-62 and 1965-66 are given in tons and for 1969-70 and 1971-72 are given in metric tons.
Groundnut.- Groundnut (bhuimug) is the most important oilseed crop grown in the district. It covered an area of 1,267 hectares or 3.26 per cent of the area under oil-seeds in 1971-72. It was chiefly grown in Bhandara tahsil which accounted for 875 hectares in 1971-72. The area under groundnut crop in Sakoli and Gondia tahsils was 390 and 2 hectares, respectively. It is produced as a kharif crop sown in June-July. Groundnut seed is either dibbled or drilled with argada (coultered drill) to which are attached sartas (seed distributing pipes made of bamboo). The crop is ready for harvest in October-November. Farm yard manure is given when available. Local non-descript varieties are grown in the district. Groundnut kernels are used in a variety of ways. Its oil is used for cooking. The cake is used as manure. It is also a good nutritious food for cattle.
Sesamum.- Sesamum (til) covered an area of 1,168 acres in 1965-66. Bhandara, Gondia and Sakoli tahsils accounted for 496 acres, 321 acres and 351 acres, respectively. It is grown as a kharif as well as a rabi crop. When produced in kharif it is sown in June-July and harvested in October, whereas as a rabi crop it is sown in October-November and harvested in January-February. Local non-descript varieties are grown in the district. Its oil is used for cooking and the cake is used as cattle feed.
Other edible Oil-seeds.- Safflower and mustard are the other edible oil-seeds grown on small scale in the district. They together occupied an area of 35 acres in 1965-66.
Non-edible Oil-seeds.- Linseed.';Linseed is the major non-edible oil-seed crop grown in the district which occupied an area of 36,447 hectares in 1971-72, i.e., 93.77 per cent of the area under oilseeds. Gondia tahsil accounted for the highest area, i.e., 21,954 hectares in 1971-72 while Bhandara and Sakoli tahsils together accounted for 14,493 hectares under this crop. It is sown in October-November after the harvesting of rice. It is harvested in January-February. The Agriculture Department has introduced the improved variety of linseed, viz., 35 x 429 in the district. Many a cultivator use linseed oil for cooking. Linseed cake is a good manure as also an excellent food for milch cattle.
Other Non-edible Oil-seeds.- Castor-seed and niger-seed were the other two non-edible oil-seeds which were taken on a small scale. Castor-seed covered an area of 290 acres in 1965-66 of which 152 acres were in Bhandara tahsil. Niger seed was taken on an area of only 5 acres in 1965-66.
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