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A NOTE ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF SUGARCANE CULTIVATION IN THE GOLUGONDA TALUQ VIZAGAPATAM DISTRICT

Abstract

The sugarcane crop in this taluk is mostly concentrated along the course of the River Varaha and its main tributary, the Kothakota river, occupying an area of about 1,500 acres. This tract possesses good facilities for both flow and lift irrigation. The crop is cultivated mostly on wet lands in rotation with paddy (once in 3 years), but in a few places it is also raised on garden lands entirely under lift irrigation. The sugarcane tract may, for convenience in dealing with the improvement of the crop, be divided into 6 areas, viz.

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