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AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION
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FODDER CROPS
The following table shows talukawise acreage under fodder crops in the district in 1955-56:-
TABLE No. 22.
AREA UNDER FODDER CROPS (TALUKAWISE) IN RATNAGIRI
DISTRICT, 1955-56.
(In acres)
Taluka |
Guinea Grass. |
Grass and Babuls. |
Total Fodder Crops. |
Dapoli |
-- |
37,987 |
37,987 |
Mandangad |
-- |
4,314 |
4,314 |
Khed |
-- |
4,425 |
4,425 |
Chiplun |
38,864 |
-- |
38,864 |
Guhagar |
-- |
766 |
766 |
Sangameshwar |
-- |
1,986 |
1,986 |
Ratnagiri |
-- |
34,367 |
34,367 |
Lanja |
-- |
29,366 |
29,366 |
Rajapur |
-- |
28,668 |
28,668 |
Deogad |
-- |
9,065 |
9,065 |
Kankavli |
-- |
7,617 |
7,617 |
Malvan |
-- |
3,481 |
3,481 |
Vengurla |
-- |
1,806 |
1,806 |
Kudal |
-- |
229 |
229 |
Sawantwadi |
-- |
20 |
20 |
District Total |
38,864 |
1,64,097 |
2,02,961 |
According to the Season and Crop Report of 1955-56, nearly 23 per cent, of the gross cropped area was under fodder crops, mostly grass and babuls. Generally speaking, no special efforts are made for growing fodder. Naturally, yield per acre is not uniform throughout the district and comes to two to three tons per acre. The grass which grows during monsoon on rocky lands and on fallows is used to a large extent for thatching purposes.
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