|
Tahsil |
Year |
Grape |
Banana |
Citrus fruits |
Mango |
Lime |
Sour lime |
Orange |
Sweet orange |
Other citrus fruits |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
|
Yeotmal |
1957-58 |
-- |
52 |
-- |
91 |
12 |
-- |
64 |
-- |
-- |
1959-60 |
-- |
56 |
-- |
127 |
-- |
3 |
-- |
63 |
12 |
1961-62 |
2 |
71 |
-- |
114 |
-- |
-- |
63 |
-- |
7 |
1963-64 |
6 |
41 |
-- |
133 |
-- |
3 |
-- |
94 |
2 |
1965-66 |
6 |
69 |
-- |
150 |
-- |
2 |
-- |
112 |
-- |
|
Darwha |
1957-58 |
-- |
52 |
-- |
158 |
7 |
-- |
45 |
5 |
-- |
1959-60 |
-- |
72 |
-- |
144 |
-- |
-- |
35 |
-- |
-- |
1961-62 |
-- |
213 |
-- |
173 |
-- |
3 |
29 |
-- |
11 |
1963-64 |
8 |
201 |
-- |
284 |
-- |
1 |
-- |
110 |
6 |
1965-66 |
14 |
230 |
-- |
345 |
-- |
19 |
-- |
183 |
9 |
|
Pusad |
1957-58 |
-- |
154 |
2 |
-- |
7 |
-- |
73 |
4 |
-- |
1959-60 |
-- |
170 |
-- |
84 |
-- |
7 |
75 |
45 |
-- |
1961-62 |
4 |
185 |
-- |
91 |
-- |
8 |
78 |
-- |
6 |
1963-64 |
13 |
270 |
-- |
82 |
-- |
9 |
-- |
67 |
2 |
1965-66 |
26 |
196 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
8 |
-- |
29 |
-- |
|
Kelapur |
1957-58 |
-- |
40 |
-- |
131 |
7 |
-- |
46 |
7 |
-- |
1959-60 |
-- |
25 |
-- |
502 |
-- |
1 |
16 |
-- |
2 |
1961-62 |
-- |
34 |
-- |
502 |
-- |
4 |
55 |
-- |
-- |
1963-64 |
4 |
35 |
-- |
354 |
-- |
5 |
-- |
76 |
4 |
1965-66 |
3 |
41 |
-- |
188 |
-- |
2 |
-- |
74 |
5 |
|
Wani |
1957-58 |
-- |
3 |
-- |
27 |
-- |
-- |
23 |
-- |
-- |
1959-60 |
-- |
18 |
-- |
38 |
-- |
20 |
6 |
23 |
13 |
1961-62 |
-- |
14 |
-- |
38 |
-- |
8 |
39 |
-- |
12 |
1963-64 |
-- |
25 |
-- |
22 |
-- |
9 |
-- |
35 |
7 |
1965-66 |
4 |
11 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
9 |
-- |
50 |
-- |
|
District Total |
1957-58 |
-- |
301 |
2 |
464 |
33 |
-- |
251 |
16 |
-- |
1959-60 |
-- |
341 |
-- |
895 |
-- |
31 |
132 |
131 |
27 |
1961-62 |
6 |
517 |
-- |
918 |
-- |
23 |
264 |
-- |
36 |
1963-64 |
31 |
572 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
27 |
-- |
382 |
21 |
1965-66 |
53 |
547 |
-- |
760 |
-- |
40 |
-- |
448 |
14 |
TABLE No. 19-contd.
AREA UNDER FRUITS (TAHSIL-WISE) IN YEOTMAL DISTRICT FROM 1957-58 TO 1965-66
[In Acres]
|
Tahsil |
Year |
Pome-granate |
Guava |
Custard apple |
Papaya |
Fig |
Ramphal (Bullock heart) |
Other fresh fruits |
Pine apple |
Total fresh fruit |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(12) |
(13) |
(14) |
(15) |
(16) |
(17) |
(18) |
(19) |
(20) |
Yeotmal |
1957-58 |
3 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
-- |
2 |
39 |
-- |
303 |
1959-60 |
-- |
12 |
4 |
16 |
-- |
1 |
39 |
-- |
333 |
1961-62 |
1 |
7 |
-- |
45 |
-- |
-- |
29 |
-- |
339 |
1963-64 |
1 |
13 |
2 |
26 |
-- |
3 |
36 |
-- |
360 |
1965-66 |
-- |
15 |
-- |
34 |
-- |
1 |
31 |
-- |
420 |
Darwha |
1957-58 |
-- |
17 |
4 |
19 |
-- |
2 |
18 |
-- |
327 |
1959-60 |
-- |
9 |
4 |
16 |
-- |
1 |
17 |
-- |
298 |
1961-62 |
-- |
38 |
3 |
35 |
-- |
2 |
15 |
-- |
522 |
1963-64 |
-- |
72 |
3 |
48 |
-- |
2 |
14 |
-- |
749 |
1965-66 |
2 |
48 |
2 |
55 |
-- |
3 |
29 |
-- |
939 |
Pusad |
1957-58 |
1 |
27 |
8 |
42 |
-- |
1 |
22 |
-- |
398 |
1959-00 |
1 |
21 |
7 |
50 |
-- |
1 |
23 |
-- |
484 |
1961-62 |
-- |
25 |
7 |
46 |
-- |
2 |
18 |
-- |
470 |
1963-64 |
1 |
31 |
-- |
64 |
-- |
3 |
18 |
-- |
560 |
1965-66 |
-- |
38 |
8 |
67 |
-- |
3 |
19 |
2 |
446 |
Kelapur |
1937-58 |
-- |
27 |
7 |
13 |
-- |
5 |
7 |
-- |
288 |
1939-60 |
-- |
10 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
|
18 |
-- |
591 |
1961-62 |
2 |
22 |
1 |
11 |
-- |
-- |
69 |
-- |
700 |
1963-64 |
-- |
24 |
-- |
13 |
-- |
-- |
37 |
-- |
552 |
1965-66 |
-- |
22 |
-- |
13 |
-- |
-- |
8 |
-- |
356 |
Wani |
1957-58 |
-- |
13 |
-- |
4 |
-- |
-- |
24 |
-- |
94 |
1959-60 |
-- |
7 |
-- |
11 |
-- |
-- |
5 |
-- |
141 |
1961-62 |
-- |
14 |
-- |
32 |
-- |
-- |
23 |
-- |
180 |
1963-64 |
-- |
24 |
-- |
10 |
-- |
-- |
2 |
-- |
134 |
1963-66 |
-- |
13 |
3 |
8 |
-- |
1 |
19 |
-- |
145 |
District Total |
1957-58 |
4 |
97 |
31 |
93 |
-- |
8 |
110 |
-- |
1,410 |
1959-60 |
1 |
59 |
17 |
106 |
2 |
3 |
102 |
-- |
1,847 |
1961-62 |
5 |
106 |
11 |
169 |
-- |
4 |
154 |
-- |
2,211 |
1963-64 |
2 |
164 |
5 1 |
161 |
-- |
-- |
107 |
-- |
2,355 |
1965-66 |
2 |
136 |
13 |
177 |
-- |
8 |
106 |
- |
2,306 |
Guava.
Guava, peu, is mostly grown in Darwha and Pusad tahsils.
It requires black fertile soil. Guava trees can be grown both by
propagation and also by grafts. However, for quality fruit,
grafts of selected trees are planted. Planting is done in pits
which are 15'x20' apart from each other. Before planting the
soil is well prepared and pits are filled with farm-yard manure.
Frequent irrigation is essential in the dry season. Inter-crops,
such as. vegetables are usually produced for a couple of years between the row's of guava trees. Guava tree starts blossoming after about three years.
Banana.
The cultivation of banana is also mainly concentrated in
Darwha and Pusad tahsils. Of the total acreage of 547 under banana in 1965-66. the two tahsils occupied 230 acres and 196 acres, respectively. The banana crop requires medium light soil having good drainage. Before planting the suckers, the field is brought to fine tilth by ploughing and harrowing it. The land is then manured. After a few showers of monsoon in June good selected suckers are planted in rows at a distance of about four and a half feet from one another. The rows are first marked with shallow furrows. The crop requires frequent irrigation especially in dry season. Bhusaval or basarai variety is mainly planted in the district. Timely irrigation and manuring, as also the cutting of the leaves help in giving the best return. Top dressing with oil-cake and ammonium sulphate in the fourth and the seventh months from planting is necessary. The plants mature after about 12 months. Banana is harvested when the fruits get rounded.
Mangoes.
Growing mango trees in groves is not a common practice in
the district. Very few cultivators have big groves of mango trees. Generally the seedlings raised from mango stones are planted on bunds along the border of the fields in pits of 3 cubic feet each. The pits are filled with good soil and manure. For quality fruit, however, grafting is resorted to. Cloudy weather, gusty winds and severe cold cause florescence to shed and reduce the yield considerably. Ripe mangoes are relished by all. while raw mangoes are used for preparing pickles, chutney, etc.
Vegetables.
The vegetables grown in the district include onion, brinjal, bhendi, sweet-potato and cabbage. Of these, onion, brinjal and bhendi are more important. Vegetables are grown in almost all the tahsils. However, the total acreage under vegetables, as can be seen from the table No. 20, is not very considerable.
TABLE No. 20
AREA UNDER VEGETABLES (TAHSIL-WISE), IN YEOTMAL DISTRICT FROM 1957-58 TO 1965-66
[ In Acres ]
|
Tahsil |
Year |
Potato |
Sweet potato |
Onion |
Yam |
Suran |
Carrot |
Radish |
Cabbage |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
Yeotmal |
1957-58 |
-- |
19 |
95 |
-- |
-- |
9 |
15 |
78 |
1959-60 |
-- |
15 |
115 |
-- |
-- |
6 |
19 |
41 |
1961-62 |
3 |
43 |
115 |
-- |
-- |
10 |
18 |
37 |
1963-64 |
-- |
23 |
71 |
-- |
-- |
9 |
18 |
78 |
1965-66 |
-- |
24 |
135 |
2 |
-- |
15 |
21 |
76 |
|
Darwha |
1957-58 |
-- |
101 |
143 |
-- |
-- |
9 |
14 |
38 |
1959-60 |
-- |
107 |
136 |
-- |
-- |
6 |
7 |
16 |
1961-62 |
2 |
154 |
228 |
-- |
-- |
13 |
10 |
19 |
1963-64 |
-- |
125 |
325 |
-- |
2 |
11 |
10 |
30 |
1965-66 |
-- |
152 |
330 |
-- |
-- |
22 |
19 |
52 |
|
Pusad |
1957-58 |
-- |
53 |
119 |
-- |
-- |
10 |
5 |
19 |
1959-60 |
1 |
29 |
144 |
-- |
-- |
10 |
10 |
49 |
1961-62 |
1 |
33 |
159 |
-- |
-- |
14 |
13 |
46 |
1963-64 |
-- |
52 |
207 |
-- |
2 |
16 |
10 |
37 |
1965-66 |
-- |
57 |
210 |
-- |
-- |
22 |
28 |
68 |
TABLE No. 20—contd.
AREA UNDER VEGETABLES (TAHSIL-WISE) IN YEOTMAL DISTRICT FROM 1957-58 TO 1965-66—contd.
[ In Acres ]
|
Tahsil |
Year |
Potato |
Sweet potato |
Onion |
Yam |
Suran |
Carrot |
Radish |
Cabbage |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
Kelapur |
1957-58 |
-- |
28 |
87 |
-- |
-- |
14 |
15 |
44 |
1959-60 |
-- |
36 |
118 |
-- |
-- |
9 |
10 |
32 |
1961-62 |
-- |
41 |
113 |
-- |
-- |
16 |
9 |
38 |
1963-64 |
-- |
50 |
94 |
-- |
-- |
8 |
8 |
9 |
1965-66 |
-- |
53 |
226 |
-- |
-- |
10 |
11 |
37 |
|
Wani |
1957-58 |
-- |
70 |
143 |
-- |
-- |
5 |
8 |
19 |
1959-60 |
-- |
55 |
115 |
-- |
-- |
7 |
16 |
30 |
1961-62 |
-- |
43 |
100 |
-- |
-- |
15 |
12 |
16 |
1963-64 |
-- |
54 |
128 |
-- |
-- |
8 |
8 |
16 |
1965-66 |
-- |
39 |
145 |
-- |
-- |
8 |
9 |
11 |
|
District Total |
1957-58 |
-- |
271 |
587 |
-- |
-- |
47 |
57 |
198 |
1959-60 |
1 |
242 |
628 |
-- |
-- |
38 |
62 |
168 |
1961-62 |
6 |
314 |
715 |
-- |
-- |
68 |
62 |
156 |
1963-64 |
-- |
304 |
825 |
-- |
4 |
52 |
54 |
170 |
1965-66 |
-- |
325 |
1,046 |
2 |
-- |
77 |
88 |
244 |
TABLE No. 20—contd.
AREA UNDER VEGETABLES (TAHSIL-WISE) IN YEOTMAL DISTRICT FROM 1957-58 TO 1965-66—contd.
[In Acres]
|
Tahsil |
Year |
Brinjal |
Tomato |
Fenugreek |
Bhendi |
Kharbuj |
Other vegetables |
Total vegetables |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(11) |
(12) |
(13) |
(14) |
(15) |
(16) |
(17) |
|
Yeotmal |
1957-58 |
163 |
53 |
-- |
47 |
3 |
115 |
597 |
1959-60 |
116 |
38 |
3 |
87 |
4 |
117 |
561 |
1961-62 |
89 |
41 |
11 |
102 |
-- |
101 |
570 |
1963-64 |
264 |
56 |
7 |
69 |
1 |
135 |
731 |
1965-66 |
142 |
40 |
6 |
83 |
-- |
163 |
707 |
|
Darwha |
1957-58 |
201 |
53 |
15 |
115 |
-- |
224 |
913 |
1959-60 |
96 |
12 |
10 |
53 |
-- |
664 |
1,107 |
1961-62 |
69 |
35 |
5 |
37 |
-- |
133 |
705 |
1963-64 |
129 |
32 |
22 |
55 |
1 |
498 |
1,240 |
1965-66 |
247 |
49 |
32 |
134 |
2 |
358 |
1,397 |
|
Pusad |
1957-58 |
95 |
12 |
14 |
132 |
1 |
247 |
707 |
1959-60 |
113 |
30 |
45 |
133 |
-- |
119 |
683 |
1961-62 |
134 |
29 |
40 |
174 |
2 |
67 |
712 |
1963-64 |
180 |
35 |
18 |
153 |
1 |
212 |
923 |
1965-66 |
197 |
69 |
24 |
202 |
2 |
438 |
1,317 |
TABLE No. 20—contd.
AREA UNDER VEGETABLES (TAHSIL-WISE) IN YEOTMAL DISTRICT FROM 1957-58 TO 1965-66—contd.
[In Acres]
|
Tahsil |
Year |
Brinjal |
Tomato |
Fenugreek |
Bhendi |
Kharbuj |
Other vegetables |
Total vegetables |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(11) |
(12) |
(13) |
(14) |
(15) |
(16) |
(17) |
Kelapur |
1957-58 |
158 |
31 |
11 |
49 |
34 |
69 |
540 |
1959-60 |
196 |
18 |
10 |
55 |
3 |
74 |
561 |
1961-62 |
111 |
13 |
6 |
26 |
-- |
20 |
393 |
1963-64 |
128 |
19 |
10 |
19 |
-- |
41 |
386 |
1965-66 |
152 |
18 |
1 |
20 |
-- |
173 |
701 |
Wani |
1957-58 |
246 |
17 |
-- |
122 |
1 |
106 |
737 |
1959-60 |
225 |
14 |
1 |
63 |
4 |
134 |
664 |
1961-62 |
263 |
17 |
6 |
75 |
7 |
155 |
709 |
1963-64 |
229 |
23 |
-- |
55 |
2 |
19 |
542 |
1965-66 |
175 |
32 |
5 |
45 |
1 |
180 |
650 |
District Total |
1957-58 |
863 |
166 |
40 |
465 |
39 |
761 |
3,494 |
1959-60 |
746 |
112 |
69 |
391 |
11 |
1,108 |
3,576 |
1961-62 |
666 |
135 |
68 |
414 |
9 |
476 |
3,089 |
1963-64 |
930 |
165 |
57 |
351 |
5 |
905 |
3,822 |
1965-66 |
913 |
208 |
68 |
484 |
5 |
1,312 |
4,772 |
Onion.
Onion, kanda, a tuber vegetable is grown in all the tahsils of the district. However, its cultivation is concentrated in Darwha, Pusad and Kelapur tahsils. Of the total acreage of 1046 under onion, in 1965-66 these three tahsils occupied 330, 210, and 226 acres, respectively. Onion is an irrigated crop usually produced in soft black loam soil. The seedlings are first grown on raised seed beds in September and then transplanted in October-November. Before transplanting the land is ploughed and pulverised thoroughly and irrigated. Compost manure and phosphate are generally applied to the crop.
The bulbs are ready for harvesting in about three months. Onion is used in various dishes. Its long leaves, pat, are also used as vegetable.
Brinjal.
Brinjal, vangi, occupied 913 acres in 1965-66. It is grown in all the tahsils of the district. Of the total acreage under this crop, Darwha and Pusad occupied 247 and 197 acres, respectively. It is one of the most important vegetable crops in the district. Though it is sometimes grown as a rain-fed crop, vangi is mainly an irrigated vegetable crop. The seeds are first sown in seedbeds just prior to the monsoon showers. After about one month the seedlings become ready for transplanting. The seedlings are planted in rows which are about two feet apart. The brinjal plants begin to bear from October. The summer brinjal crop is planted in January and begins to bear from the end of March.
Bhendi.
Bhendi is grown all over the district. In 1965-66 it occupied 484 acres. Of this acreage, Pusad accounted for 202 acres and Darwha 134 acres. Generally the crop is grown in kharif season. It thrives well in medium black types of soils. It gives best return in temperatures ranging from 770 to 880F. and the rainfall roundabout 80 inches. The seed is either drilled or dibbled at a distance of 12 to 15 inches in the row. Sowing is done either in July or in February. The crop requires irrigation at intervals of 8 to 10 days. After about two months the first tender fruits are harvested. The fruit is used as vegetable.
Sweet Potato.
Though grown all over the district sweet potato, ratali, a root
vegetable is mostly produced in Darwha and Pusad tahsils. The crop thrives on a variety of soils. It can be grown on the lightest sandy soil and also on loams. Sweet potatoes are usually grown during the cold season and under irrigation. The land is first brought to fine tilth by ploughing and harrowing. It is then made into ridges and furrows. Cuttings or sets with three nodes are planted on both the sides of the ridges. It is ready for harvest in about six months' time. Both red and white varieties of ratali are grown in the district. Ratalis ate eaten green, boiled or roasted. Its leaves are used as green fodder.
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