Contents

pp vii-vii

List of tables

pp viii-x

List of figures

pp x-x

Foreword

pp xi-xii

Preface

pp xiii-xiv

Introduction

pp 1-16

PART ONE

pp 17-18

1 - Nature of crop statistics and revision

pp 19-48

2 - Trends in output, acreage and yield: all-crops, food crops and cash crops

pp 49-83

3 - Trends in output, acreage and yield: individual crops

pp 84-106

PART TWO

pp 107-108

4 - Price elasticity of acreage under cultivation

pp 109-131

5 - Capital in agriculture

pp 132-156

6 - Agricultural credit and the Co-operative Credit Movement

pp 157-183

7 - Bengal landlords and agriculture

pp 184-199

Conclusion

pp 200-204

Appendix: statistical tables

pp 205-269

Select bibliography

pp 270-280

Index

pp 281-283