Excerpt from Agricultural Reform in India Are we really making the most out of the land? Philanthropic manufacturers of agricultural machines, introducers of new forage plants, patentees of improved cattle food and the like, overcome by the woes of the Indian ryot, are perpetually dinning into the ears of the authorities and the public their unselfish anxiety to regenerate the country by supplying it with their wares on a large scale. One way or another a dim conception seems to be gaining ground that, perhaps, we have left well (or ill?) alone too long, and that possibly a systematic improvement in its agriculture might prove a remedy for many of India's present troubles. This is not the first time that some little stir has been made about this matter. The orbit is not calculable, but a certain periodicity has been observed, and every ten or fifteen years the idea has emerged into the blaze of public opinion. Whether this time it is destined to develop into a permanent source of light, or once more, its perihelion passed, to dart off into the space of oblivion, cannot be foretold. The chances are, it is to be feared, greatly in favour of the latter; but who can tell? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.