12 EXPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL AGRICULTURIST 

 FOR THE YEAR 1909-10. 



(A. McKerral, M.A., B.Sc.) 



1. Charge and Estahlishment. — Mr. Ernest Shearer, 

 Imperial Agrieiiltiirist, relinquished charge of the farm 

 on lOth July 1909 on his promotion to the post of Assist- 

 ant Inspector General of Agriculture in India, and his 

 duties were taken up by Mr. Bernard Coventry, the 

 Director, Agricultural Research Institute, in addition to 

 his own work. Mr. G. Sherrard, who had previously 

 acted as Supernumerary Agriculturist, v/as appointed 

 Assistant Agriculturist- Amongst the subordinate staff, 

 Mr. G. N. Desai, First Farm Overseer, was transferred in 

 March J 910, to the Agricultural Department of the Bom- 

 bay Presidency, and Mr. Ikramuddin, the Second Farm 

 Overseer, was promoted to First Farm Overseer in his 

 place. Mr. Ziauddin liyder, fieldman, was in charge of 

 the Poultry until promoted in April 1910 to the post of 

 Second Farm Overseer, Mr. Nizamuddin Hyder being ap- 

 pointed in his place. Mr. Judah Hyam, the Veterinary 

 Overseer, remained in charge of the breeding herds as 

 before. During the year, the Government of India were 

 pleased to raise him to Gazetted rank along with certain 

 other Indian Assistants of the Institute. 



2. Training. — The two students Bhai Sunder Singh 

 and JJhai Kliarak Singh, sent by the Punjab Agricultural 

 Department for a general course of agriculture, completed 

 tlu^ir training and returned to their province to take up 

 respectively the posts of Assistant Director of Agricul- 

 ture and Assistant Professor of Agriculture- A third 

 student, Chowdliuri Fateh-ud-din, sent by the same depart- 

 ment, was admitted to a general course in agriculture from 

 18th August 1909. 



Sliort courses in cattle breeding and management, 

 poultry management, tillage implements, and agricul- 

 tural machinery were given to some 15 students. 



