458 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
cases from all the districts of the Bombay Presidency. The following table is constructed to present his data in an intelligible form :
Case XII V. Lhasurna T. Koregaon D. Satara
Case X Kairs District
Case IX Surat District
Case VII V. Althan T. Ghorssi D. Surat
Case VI V. Kara T. Mawal D. Poona
Case II V. Shirgaon T. Ratnagiri D. Ratnagiri
Case V V. Badlapur T. Kalyan D. Thana
| Area of a holding | No. of separate plots | Area of a holding | No. of separate plots | Area of a holding | No. of separate plots | Area of a holding | No. of separate plots | Area of a holding | No. of separate plots | Area of a holding | No. of separate plots | Area of a holding | No. of separate plots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. g. 34½ 33 20 1 14 1 30 1 10¾ 6 33 3 29¾ 2 20½ 35¾ .. .. | 3 2 3 5 5 4 9 7 2 3 .. .. | A g. 48 6 67 0 1 9 6 30 24 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 53 38 6 8 17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | A. g. 60 0 2 27 2 31 16 6 2 35 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 27 8 5 7 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | A. g. 0 85 0 26 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 9 8 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | A. g. 1 0 13 0 22 0 3 6 5 0 1 26 0 26 .. .. .. .. .. | 14 18. 20 4 7 9 9 .. .. .. .. .. | A. g. 62 13 65 34 36 16 7 9 5 26 13 16 28 4 12 10 12 7 5 26 5 34 3 39 | 27 23 16 5 5 6 15 8 3 5 5 3 | A. g. 38 23 36 22 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 6 7 3 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |
(A = acre g = guntha V = village T = taluka D = district)
These small and scattered holdings have given a real cause for anxiety regarding our great national industry. Comparative Statistics go to swell this feeling by laying bare two very noteworthy but equally sad facts regarding economic life in India; (1) that it is largely an agricultural country ;* and
(2) that its agricultural productivity is the lowest†—
- (1) Occupational Statistics
| Col1 | England and Wales | Ireland | Austria | Belgium | Bulgaria | Denmark | France | Germany | Holland | Hungary | Italy | Russia | Switzerland | India | U.S.A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Agricul- tural Population. | 15.3 | 44.7 | 60.9 | 20.7 | 82.6 | 48.2 | 42.7 | 35.2 | 30.7 | 69.7 | 59.4 | 58.3 | 30.9 | 71.5 | 33.3 |
†(2) Produce in Lbs. per acre
| Col1 | U.K | Canada | New Zealand | Austria | Egypt | France | Germany | Hungary | Japan | U.S. A. | Turkey | Indian Provinces | Col14 | Col15 | Col16 | Col17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UP. | N.WP. | Punjab | Bombay | U Burma | ||||||||||||
| Wheat .. | 1973 | 1054 | 1723 | 1150 | 1634 | 1172 | 1796 | 1056 | 1176 | .. | 1318 | 850 | 555 | 555 | 510 | 322 |
| Maize .. | .. | 3487 | 3191 | 1135 | 2059 | 1097 | .. | 1489 | 1525 | .. | 1372 | 1100 | 735 | 766 | .. | .. |