AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION

FODDER

Fodder crops are not grown principally in the district. Grass, babuls, etc.. occupied 3.382 acres out of a total of 4,210 acres under fodder crops, in 1956-57. The following table gives the taluka-wise distribution of the acreage under fodder crops, in 1956-57: —

TABLE No. 34

AREA IN ACRES UNDER FODDER CROPS IN EACH TALUKA OF JALGAON DISTRICT IN 1956-57.

Taluka or peta

Lucern

Hot weather Jowar

Guinea Grass

Field Vetch

Safflower

Niger

Grass and Babuls

Jowar

Others

Total Fodder Crops

(I)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

Amalner

28

20

1

--

6

--

17

--

--

72

Ehadgaon

4

6

--

64

---

--

--

--

---

74

Bhusawal

13

2

--

72

--

--

161

--

--

248

Chalisgaon

66

44

--

88

--

--

--

--

--

198

Chopda

11

3

--

151

--

--

--

--

--

!65

Edlabad

--

--

--

37

--

--

--

--

--

37

Erandol

12

6

--

154

--

--

--

--

--

172

Jalgaon

--

--

--

43

--

--

1,060

306

7

1,416

Jamner

--

--

--

--

--

--

242

--

164

406

Pachora

19

7

--

154

--

--

8

--

--

188

Parola

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Raver.

--

--

1

--

--

--

284

48

49

382

Yawal

--

--

--

65

--

3

782

--

2

852

District Total

153

88

2

828

6

3

2,554

354

222

4,210

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