Report of tlie A^iiciiltural Research 

 Institute and College, Pusa, 



(Including Rej^ort of the I niperial Cotton Specialist ^ 



1910-11. 



REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR, AGRICULTURAL 



RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND COLLEGE, PUSA. 



FOR THE YEAR 1910-11. 



(E. J. Butler, M.B., F.L.S.) 



1. Charge. — I held charge of the office of Director, 

 Agricultural Research Institute, and Principal of the Agri- 

 cultural College, Pusa, throughout the year, in addition to 

 my duties of Imperial Mycologist. 



2. Stajj and work of the Institute. — The Institute is 

 organised in seven scientific sections. Agricultural, Chemi- 

 cal, Botanical, Mycological, Entomological, Second Ento- 

 mological, and Bacteriological, the detailed reports of 

 which are given in the body of this report. For much of 

 the period under review, the superior staff was below 

 strength. Towards its close, three supernumerary officers 

 were absent on deputation or filling leave vacancies in the 

 provinces ; the Imperial Entomologist was on long leave ; the 

 Assistant Agriculturist's post was vacant; while I occupied 

 the dual posts of Director and Imperial Mycologist- Thus, 

 there were only eight European officers of the Pusa staff 

 actually at work for the Imperial Department, and of these 

 two (the Imperial Economic Botanist and his Personal 

 Assistant) were engaged in Baluchistan, developing the 



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