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SirAlec my apologies for dragging this thread into this discussion. Quote:
Hi Beg to differ on the above statement. Who has told you that the soil near Dabwali is unproductive?
Dabwali fall in the high yielding cotton belt. And the soil is also good for citrus fruits like Malta and Kinnu's.
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Randeep, while i agree with you on the cotton belt part I still beg to differ with you on the high yield cotton part. Cotton is one of the most risky crops that one can grow heat, rain etc any small change and the crop is dead. If one hits a bumper crop it is awesome but most of the times something or the other goes wrong. If my memory serves me right the 2007 crop was killed by heat wave, 2008 by water logging and I think 2009 story is not any different. Also the cultivated area under cotton in Punjab has been steadily declining because of better MSP on paddy and fear of pest attacks. If you follow the THE TRIBUNE you can read all this on regular basis alternatively you can google for this info.
Now coming to the soil part the more south you go in Punjab the composition of the soils starts changing and leaning more and more towards sandy soils in contrast to rich and productive alluvial soils and the drainage system starts crumbling. Thats why you tube well bores almost have gone down to like 500 feet in comparison to 300 feet and I personally know some one who has a tube well bore at 200 feet in central Punjab.
If you still dont understand what I am talking about here are a few maps that show some stats about Punjab soils and vegetation. Look for the stats towards the south side.
Again I am not saying that BECAUSE the soil is bad the jeep industry came up, all I am saying is that it is a source of supplemental income and alternate source of employment. |