24 REI»0RT OP THE AGillCULTURAL RESEARCH 



Sheep. — The Gorakhpur sheep have done well, and the 

 cross between them and the Dumbha ram appears to be 

 successful. 



P oultnj -breeding . — One or two of the varieties of ])oliI- 

 try originally imported have proved failures, and others 

 have been substituted for them. Indigenous varieties have 

 been obtained and appear in some cases to be worth keeping. 

 But the work cannot yet be said to be beyond the experi- 

 mental stage. The distribution of eggs by post and rail has 

 been discontinued, but a considerable number of fowls have 

 been distributed to the provincial farms and sold to private 

 persons. 



Programme of work for 1911-12. — 1. Cropping. — An 

 endeavour will be made to bring the different areas of the 

 farm under systematic rotations suited to each and to the 

 requirements of the cattle. It is proposed to increase the 

 proportion of leguminous crops, and, in view of the excess 

 of fodder provided by the present cropping, to reintroduce 

 revenue-producing crops such as wheat, oil-seeds and pos- 

 sibly tobacco, on a small scale. 



2. Pasture. — It is proposed to try simple experiments 

 on the effect of surface cultivation and the sowing of 

 leguminous catch crops on pastures. 



3. Laying out. — The clearing of the former brick-field 

 will be continued when time can be spared. The system- 

 atic grading of the fields all over the estate towards the 

 roads or drains, so as to prevent the accumulation of water 

 in patches in the centre of the fields, will be kept parti- 

 cularly in view. 



Steps will be taken to prevent erosion and " washing " 

 during heavy rain in a few places where it now takes place. 



4. Breeding-herd.— The improvement of the milking 

 capacity of the Montgomery herd will continue to be the 

 principal object in view. 



5. Sheep. — The production of cross-bred sheep with a 

 view to ascertaining the suitability of the Gorakhpur Dum- 

 bha cross for nuitton production will be continued. 



