14 REPORT OF TIfl<: AGRICFLTl RAL RESEARCH 



Agricultural Bacteriology in the wider sense, including 

 the bacteriology of industries dependent on agriculture, has 

 made great strides in recent years, and developments in 

 the practical application of this branch of agricultural 

 science in the tropics now appear probable, which were 

 scarcely anticipated when this section was founded at Pusa. 

 Proposals are being made for strengthening the section, 

 which is understaffed. 



10. Training. — Two different classes of instruction are 

 provided at Pusa. Students are admitted for a post- 

 graduate training in the scientific sections, being ordinarily 

 required to take up a single subject only. Exceptionally, 

 to meet definite requirements of Provincial Departments, 

 which are not in a position to train their own men for such 

 positions as Assistant Director, Farm Manager and the 

 like, post-graduate students have been admitted to a gene- 

 ral course, including a period of study in each of the chief 

 sections as well as practical work on the farm. Ordinarily, 

 however, it has been held by the Board of Agriculture that 

 students requiring a practical agricultural training are 

 best provided for by the six Provincial Colleges, and now 

 that these are all in working order, it is not anticipated 

 til at there will be much further demand for the post- 

 graduate general course. The second class of instruction 

 given at Pusa consists of short courses of an essentially 

 practical nature in special subjects such as silk and lac 

 culture, cattle and poultry breeding and management, and 

 fruit growing. To these it is hoped to add dairying, for 

 which there is a decided demand which we are not yet in a 

 position to meet, while the course in tillage implements and 

 agricultural machinery was discontinued during the year, 

 as \i was not fulfilling any useful purpose. Instruction is 

 imparted in English or in the vernacular, and no educa- 

 tional qualifications whatever are required. 



Of the post-graduate students, one continued his course 

 in general agriculture, and one in entomology left after 

 having finished his course during the year. Six students 

 wore nrlmitted, two in general agriculture, two in chemistry 



