Delineate the state of agriculture during the sultan ate period.
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agriculture was in a state of great progress.
The soil was so fertile that it produced two crops every year;
rice being sown three times a year.
Animal husbandry was in a very advanced stage.
Sesame, sugar-cane and cotton were grown in abundance and these formed the basis of several village industries.
Rice of Sarsauti, sugar-cane of Kanauj,
wheat and betel leaf of Malwa,
wheat of Gwalior,
ginger and spices of Malabar,
grapes and pomegranates of Daultabad,
betel nuts of the South India and a large variety of oranges were popular in and outside India.
Cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetables etc.... were produced in almost all parts of India.
The Ganga-Yamuna Doab remained always famous for its fertility and large scale production.
Ordinarily there was plenty of food production.
However, on account of the failure of rains, there were periods of draught.