Table 2
The Rice Harvest per Acre (lbs.)
A:Calculated from"Standard Yield per Acre"and"Seasonal Conditions" B:According to 1944-49 and
1955-57 Crop-Cutting experiments
1917-19 1920-24 1925-29 1930-34 1935-39 1940-44 1945-49 1950-54 1953-54 1944-49 1955-57
Chingleput 1,053 1,049 1,006 1,020 869 984 652 662 966 676 958
North Arcot 1,175 1,181 1,181 1,161 1,110 1,184 896 942 1,248 948 1,470
South Arcot 1,169 1,121 1,141 1,141 1,104 1,125 870 773 1,166 893 1,362
Salem 1,235 1,186 1,186 1,258 1,298 1,379 1,069 1,018 1,235 1,541
Coimbatore 1,235 1,235 1,227 1,199 1,189 1,146 1,026 1,002 1,235 1,589
Trichinopoly 1,213 1,176 1,214 1,186 1,204 1,218 998 1,018 1,254 1,051 1,317
Tanjore 1,032 1,046 1,091 1,016 1,100 1,091 988 1,036 1,132 876 1,121
Madura 1,359 1,317 1,286 1,331 1,281 1,324 1,098 1,046 1,248 1,123 1,454
Ramnad 1,520 1,252 1,134 1,247 1,059 1,154 719 563 1,152 655 864
Tinnevelly 1,179 1,257 1,235 1,198 1,079 1,233 1,061 1,089 1,327 1,163 1,498
Source: Yanagisawa, A Century of Change, p. 295.