Abstract

The importance of the seed-drill in cheapening the cost of crop production is very well known. It economises labour in sowing a large area. More uniform distribution of seed is assured than in broadcasting. Inter-cultivation of crops with, bullock power is render- ed possible. Above all, it ensures a better return from the land, which is what is wanted. In the West, seed-drills have been perfected, but their cost is so high that their general use is not a practical proposi- tion in this country at present. Seed drills are-in common use in black cotton soil areas, as the Deccan, Guntur, Nellore, Mysore and other places. Drills must have probably originated in these places on account of the dearth of labour. It may be interesting to note that in places where drill cultivation is in vogue, ryots do not maintain more than one pair of cattle for managing 20 to 40 acres. This fact is enough to prove that the drill is a labour saving implement..

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