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AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION
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CONDIMENTS AND SPICES
The more important crops in the category of condiments and
spices in the district include chillis, garlic, methi and coriander. Of
these the crop of chillis is the most important cash crop. Other
crops such as garlic, methi and coriander are produced on a very small
scale. In 1961-62. garlic, methi and coriander occupied 53.419. 40.469
and 36.422 hectares (132. 100 and 90 acres) respectively. The
crop of chillis on the other hand was raised in 12.081/900 hectares
(29,855 acres) in 1961-62. Chillis are grown almost all over the
district. It is however, produced on a large scale in Nandurbar,
Shahada, Sindkheda, Dhulia. Sakri and Taloda talukas. The first
three talukas between them covered about 70 per cent of the total
area under chillis.
Chillis.
Chillis (mirchi) arc also known as cayenne pepper or red pepper. The chilli crop yields good results when grown in loamy and black soils. It is raised in both the seasons, kharif as well as rabi. The dry crop of chilli, in kharif season is raised in medium black soil and when it is taken as an irrigated crop in rahi reason, it is grown on well drained clayey loam. Usually it is grown as a lone crop. The field is thoroughly cultivated by giving a ploughing and two or three harrowings. The seedlings are raised in a nursery and are trans-planted when they become 6 to 8 weeks old. About three seedlings are planted together. The distance between the two rows and between the two plants is about two feet. The plants when established, are earthed up by forming a little mound of soil around them. Cereals such as jowar, bajri, etc., are taken as rotational crops In the field in which chillis are generally grown. Ten cart loads of farm yard manure for dry crop of chillis and twenty cart loads of compost or farm yard manure for irrigated crop of chillis are applied for one acre. Green chillis begin to appear after about three months from the planting of the seedlings. The green chillis are picked thrice a month. The ripe chillis arc harvested three or four times during the whole season. The irrigated crop of chillis lasts longer and also gives higher yield. The improved varieties of chilli strains are C2 and C9. The long, narrow and tapering variety of chilli and lavangi, a small variety that looks like clove are also very common in the district. The chillis are extensively used in daily food.
The following two tables give the area under condiments and spices and the outturn of chillis in the district during the ten years between 1952-53 and 1961-62:-
TABLE No. 25
TALUKA-WISE AREA UNDER CONDIMENTS AND SPICES IN
DHULIA DISTRICT (1952-53 TO 1961-62).
(In Hectares)
[ Figures in brackets are in acres.] |
Taluka |
Year |
Chillis |
Turmeric |
Coriander |
Garlic |
Methi |
|
Dhulia |
1952-53 |
482. 386 |
-- |
11.736 |
47.348 |
-- | |
(1192) |
-- |
(29) |
(117) |
-- |
1953-54 |
586.795 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(1450) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1954-55 |
1025.069 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(2533) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1955-56 |
758.281 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(1874) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1956-57 |
918.232 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(2269) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1957-58 |
969.223 |
7.689 |
-- |
19.830 |
-- | |
(2395) |
(19) |
-- |
(49) |
-- |
1958-59 |
724.388 |
-- |
12.141 |
11.736 |
-- | |
(1790) |
-- |
(30) |
(29) |
-- |
1959-60 |
1027.902 |
-- |
-- |
23.472 |
-- | |
(2540) |
-- |
-- |
(58) |
-- |
1960-6 1 |
1147. 285 |
-- |
-- |
16.187 |
-- | |
(2835) |
-- |
-- |
(40) |
-- |
1961-62 |
963.962 |
-- |
-- |
15.378 |
-- | |
(2382) |
-- |
-- |
(38) |
-- |
|
Sindkheda |
1952-53 |
373.120 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(922) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1953-54 |
469.436 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(1160) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1954-55 |
1388.073 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(3430) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1955-56 |
1455.655 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(3597) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1956-57 |
2117.317 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(5232) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1957-58 |
2261.790 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(5589) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1958-59 |
1926.496 |
-- |
6.475 |
12.950 |
-- | |
(4758) |
-- |
(16) |
(32) |
-- |
1959-60 |
2290.523 |
-- |
-- |
17.806 |
-- | |
(5660) |
-- |
-- |
(44) |
-- |
1960-61 |
2451.588 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(6058) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1961-62 |
2451.588 |
-- |
-- |
8.903 |
1.214 | |
(6058) |
-- |
-- |
(22) |
(3) |
|
Shirpur |
1952-53 |
174.420 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(431) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1953-54 |
116.954 |
-- |
1.214 |
2.833 |
-- | |
(289) |
-- |
(3) |
(7) |
-- |
1954-55 |
127.881 |
-- |
2.833 |
2.428 |
-- | |
(316) |
-- |
(7) |
(6) |
-- |
1955-56 |
150.138 |
-- |
-- |
1.619 |
-- | |
(371) |
-- |
-- |
(4) |
-- |
1956-57 |
187.774 |
-- |
-- |
0.809 |
-- | |
(464) |
-- |
-- |
(2) |
-- |
1957-58 |
183.323 |
-- |
-- |
4.047 |
-- | |
(453) |
-- |
-- |
(10) |
-- |
1958-59 |
163.088 |
-- |
0.809 |
2.023 |
1.214 | |
(403) |
-- |
(2) |
(5) |
(3) |
1959-60 |
216.507 |
-- |
0.809 |
9.713 |
0.809 | |
(535) |
-- |
(2) |
(24) |
(2) |
1960-61 |
298.658 |
-- |
1.619 |
8.903 |
3.237 | |
(738) |
-- |
(4) |
(22) |
(8) |
1961-62 |
282.875 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(699) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Sakri |
1952-53 |
484.004 |
18.211 |
-- |
8.903 |
-- | |
(1196) |
(45) |
-- |
(22) |
-- |
1953-54 |
723.983 |
10.117 |
-- |
25.091 |
-- | |
(I789) |
(25) |
-- |
(62) |
-- |
1954-55 |
790.756 |
2.428 |
-- |
16.592 |
-- | |
(1954) |
(6) |
-- |
(41) |
-- |
1955-56 |
807.753 |
22.258 |
4.856 |
34.803 |
16.592 | |
(1996) |
(55) |
(12) |
(86) |
(41) |
1956-57 |
830.820 |
-- |
8.498 |
27.114 |
1 2.545 | |
(2053) |
-- |
(21) |
(67) |
(31) |
1957-58 |
1033.568 |
-- |
9.713 |
8.903 |
12.141 | |
(2554) |
-- |
(24) |
(22) |
(30) |
TABLE No. 25-contd.
(In Hectares)* |
Taluka |
Year |
Chillis |
Turmeric |
Coriander |
Garlic |
Methi |
|
Sakri Contd. |
1958.59 |
721. 960 |
-- |
6475 |
14.973 |
-- | |
(1784) |
-- |
(16) |
(37) |
-- |
1959-60 |
79I.970 |
-- |
12.950 |
37.231 |
21. 044 | |
(1957) |
-- |
(2) |
(92) |
(52) |
1960-61 |
820.299 |
-- |
8 498 |
16.592 |
8.498 | |
(2027) |
-- |
(21) |
(41) |
(21) |
1961-62 |
739.361 |
-- |
32.780 |
1 3.759 |
1.619 | |
(1827) |
-- |
(81) |
(34) |
(4) |
|
Namdurbar |
1952-53 |
2103.153 |
-- |
-- |
7. 284 |
3.237 | |
(5197) |
-- |
-- |
(18) |
(8) |
1953-54 |
2067.136 |
3.237 |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(5108) |
(8) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1954-55 |
2802.855 |
23.067 |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(6926) |
(57) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1955-56 |
2607.796 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(6444) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1956-57 |
3134. 293 |
7.689 |
-- |
-- |
9.713 | |
(7745) |
(19) |
-- |
-- |
(24) |
1957-58 |
3887.413 |
13.759 |
2 833 |
5.666 |
2.428 | |
(9606) |
(34) |
(7) |
(14) |
(6) |
1958-59 |
3938.809 |
-- |
4.856 |
1.214 |
-- | |
(9733) |
-- |
(12) |
(3) |
-- |
1959-60 |
3497.701 |
2.833 |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(8643) |
(7) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1960-61 |
4284.815 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.809 | |
(10588) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
(2) |
1961-62 |
3816.594 |
-- |
3.237 |
1.619 |
-- | |
(9431) |
-- |
(8) |
(4) |
-- |
|
Nawapur |
1952-53 |
109.670 |
-- |
1.214 |
-- |
-- | |
(271) |
-- |
(3) |
-- |
-- |
1953-54 |
152.971 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(378) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1954-55 |
150.543 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(372) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1955-56 |
140.021 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(346) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1956-57 |
111.289 |
-- |
-- |
0.405 |
-- | |
(275) |
-- |
-- |
(1) |
-- |
1957-58 |
113.312 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(280) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1958-59 |
111.289 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
30.351 | |
(275) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
(75) |
1959-60 |
92.268 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(228) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1960-61 |
121.406 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(300) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1961-62 |
110.884 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
(274) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Shahada |
1952-53 |
1286.497 |
-- |
3.642 |
14.164 |
32.375 | |
(3179) |
-- |
(9) |
(35) |
(80) |
1953-54 |
1549.542 |
-- |
10.957 |
14.164 |
12.950 | |
(3829) |
-- |
(27) |
(35) |
(32) |
1954-55 |
2284.4 52 |
-- |
0.405 |
11.736 |
0.405 | |
(5645) |
-- |
(1) |
(29) |
(1) |
1955-56 |
1906.880 |
-- |
2.023 |
9.309 |
3.642 | |
(4712) |
-- |
(5) |
(23) |
(9) |
1956-57 |
2136.742 |
-- |
4.452 |
6.475 |
4.047 | |
(5280) |
-- |
(11) |
(16) |
(10) |
1957-58 |
2544.665 |
-- |
0.405 |
17.402 |
4. 856 | |
(6288) |
-- |
(1) |
(43) |
(12) |
1958-59 |
2272.716 |
-- |
0.405 |
4.452 |
-- | |
(5616) |
-- |
(1) |
(11) |
-- |
1959-60 |
2419-617 |
-- |
-- |
8.094 |
0.405 | |
(5979) |
-- |
-- |
(20) |
(1) |
1960-61 |
3444.68 7 |
-- |
1.214 |
3.642 |
6.475 | |
(8512) |
-- |
(3) |
(9) |
(16) |
1961-62 |
3090.587 |
-- |
0.405 |
6.880 |
2.023 | |
(7637) |
-- |
(1) |
(17) |
(5) |
|
Taloda |
1952-53 |
358.956 |
-- |
7.284 |
0.405 |
-- | |
(887) |
-- |
(18) |
(1) |
-- |
1953-54 |
472.269 |
-- |
0 405 |
11.331 |
-- | |
(1167) |
-- |
(1) |
(28) |
-- |
1954-55 |
633.333 |
-- |
4.452 |
12.545 |
-- | |
(1565) |
-- |
(11) |
(31) |
-- |
1955-56 |
501.406 |
-- |
1.214 |
14.569 |
2. 023 | |
(1239) |
-- |
(3) |
(36) |
(5) |
1956-57 |
456.081 |
-- |
0. 809 |
10.117 |
4.047 | |
(1127) |
-- |
(2) |
(25) |
(10) |
* figures in brackets are in acres.
TABLE No. 25-contd.
(In Hectares)* |
Taluka |
Year |
Chillis |
Turmeric |
Coriander |
Garlic |
Methi |
|
Taloda Contd |
1957-58 |
677.849 |
-- |
-- |
14.569 |
1.619 |
|
(1675) |
-- |
-- |
(36) |
(4) |
1958-59 |
666.518 |
-- |
-- |
13.759 |
-- |
|
(1647) |
-- |
-- |
(34) |
-- |
1959-60 |
558.062 |
-- |
-- |
44. 111 |
-- |
|
(1379) |
-- |
-- |
(109) |
-- |
1960-61 |
619.979 |
-- |
-- |
8.498 |
9.308 |
|
(1532) |
-- |
-- |
(21) |
(23) |
1961-62 |
520.021 |
-- |
-- |
6.880 |
35.208 |
|
(1285) |
-- |
-- |
(17) |
(87) |
|
Akkalkuwa |
1952-53 |
63.131 |
-- |
0.809 |
2.023 |
-- |
|
(156) |
-- |
(2) |
(5) |
-- |
1953-54 |
33.184 |
-- |
-- |
2.428 |
-- |
|
(82) |
-- |
-- |
(6) |
-- |
1954-55 |
57.061 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
(141) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1955-56 |
22.662 |
-- |
-- |
0.405 |
-- |
|
(56) |
-- |
-- |
(1) |
-- |
1956-57 |
19 425 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.405 |
|
(48) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
(1) |
1957-58 |
29.137 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.405 |
|
(72) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
(1) |
1958-59 |
46.539 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
(115) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1959-60 |
29.542 |
-- |
-- |
0.405 |
-- |
|
(73) |
-- |
-- |
(1) |
-- |
1960-61 |
65.964 |
-- |
-- |
0.405 |
-- |
|
(163) |
-- |
-- |
(1) |
-- |
1961-62 |
36.422 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.405 |
|
(90) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
(1) |
|
Akrani |
1952-53 |
17.806 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
(44) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1953-54 |
78.509 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
(194) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1954-55 |
82.151 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
(203) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1955-56 |
71.225 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
(176) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1956-57 |
66.773 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
(165) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1957-58 |
64.345 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
(159) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1958-59 |
97. 529 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
(241) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1959-60 |
75.676 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
(187) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1960-61 |
63.131 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
(156) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1961-62 |
69.606 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
(172) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
* Figures in brackets are in acres.
TABLE No. 26.
TALUKA-WISE OUTTURN OF CHILLIS IN DHULIA DISTRICT
(1952-53 TO 1961-62)
(In Metric Tonnes )
[Figures in brackets are in tons.] |
Taluka |
Year |
Chillis |
Taluka |
Year |
Chillis |
|
Dhulia |
1952-53 |
208.280 |
(205) |
Nawapur |
1952-53 |
111.760 |
(110) |
1953-54 |
-- |
-- |
1953-54 |
-- |
-- |
1954-55 |
-- |
-- |
1954-55 |
-- |
-- |
1955-56 |
1262.888 |
(1243) |
1955-56 |
-- |
-- |
1956-57 |
1235.456 |
(1216) |
1956-57 |
-- |
-- |
1957-58 |
1249.680 |
(1230) |
1957-58 |
-- |
-- |
1958-59 |
1204.976 |
(1186) |
1958-59 |
-- |
-- |
1959-60 |
2971.800 |
(2925) |
1959-60 |
-- |
-- |
1960-61 |
2971.800 |
(2925) |
1960- 61 |
-- |
-- |
1961-62 |
1210.056 |
(1191) |
1961-62 |
150.368 |
(148) |
|
Sindkheda |
1952-53 |
134.112 |
(132) |
Shahada |
1952-53 |
577.088 |
(568) |
1953-54 |
167.640 |
(165) |
1953-54 |
297.688 |
(293) |
1954-55 |
-- |
-- |
1954-55 |
1548.384 |
(1524) |
1955-56 |
-- |
-- |
1955-56 |
1282.192 |
(1262) |
1956-57 |
-- |
-- |
1956-57 |
2154.936 |
(2121) |
1957-58 |
-- |
-- |
1957-58 |
2463. 800 |
(2425) |
1958-59 |
-- |
-- |
1958-59 |
2463.800 |
(2425) |
1959-60 |
-- |
-- |
1959-60 |
2772.664 |
(2729) |
1960-61 |
-- |
-- |
1960-61 |
2772.664 |
(2729) |
1961-62 |
1423.416 |
(1401) |
1961-62 |
2772.664 |
(2729) |
|
Shirpur |
1952-53 |
102.616 |
(101) |
Taloda |
1952-53 |
-- |
-- |
1953-54 |
-- |
-- |
1953-54 |
-- |
-- |
1954-55 |
-- |
-- |
1954-55 |
-- |
-- |
1955-56 |
-- |
-- |
1955-56 |
-- |
-- |
1956-57 |
-- |
-- |
1956-57 |
-- |
-- |
1957-58 |
-- |
-- |
1957-58 |
-- |
-- |
1958-59 |
-- |
-- |
1958-59 |
-- |
-- |
1959-60 |
-- |
-- |
1959-60 |
-- |
-- |
1960-61 |
-- |
-- |
1960-61 |
-- |
-- |
1961-62 |
355.600 |
(350) |
1961-62 |
512.208 |
(513) |
|
Sakri |
1952-53 |
1215.136 |
(1196) |
Akkalkuwa |
1952-53 |
-- |
-- |
1953-54 |
1263.472 |
(1342) |
1953-54 |
-- |
-- |
1954-55 |
-- |
-- |
1954-55 |
-- |
-- |
1955-56 |
-- |
-- |
1955-56 |
-- |
-- |
1956-57 |
-- |
-- |
1956-57 |
17.272 |
(17) |
1957-58 |
-- |
-- |
1957-58 |
20.320 |
(20) |
1958-59 |
-- |
-- |
I958-59 |
32.512 |
(32) |
1959-60 |
-- |
-- |
1959-60 |
-- |
-- |
1960-61 |
-- |
-- |
1960-61 |
-- |
-- |
1961-62 |
928.624 |
(914) |
1961-62 |
45.720 |
(45) |
|
Nandurbar |
1952-53 |
508.000 |
(500) |
Akrari |
1952-53 |
-- |
-- |
1953-54 |
-- |
-- |
1953-54 |
8.128 |
(8) |
1954-55 |
1675.384 |
(1649) |
1954-55 |
36.576 |
(36) |
1955-56 |
1317.752 |
(1297) |
1955-56 |
29.464 |
(29) |
1956-57 |
1184.656 |
(1166) |
1956-57 |
28.448 |
(28) |
1957-58 |
696.976 |
(686) |
1957-58 |
12.192 |
(12) |
1958-59 |
3200.400 |
(3150) |
1958-59 |
-- |
-- |
1959-60 |
3200.400 |
(3150) |
1959-60 |
-- |
-- |
1960-60 |
3200.400 |
(3150) |
1960-61 |
10.160 |
(10) |
1961-62 |
3327.400 |
(3275) |
1961-62 |
12.192 |
(12) |
|
