Report of the Agricultural Research 

 Institute and College, Pusa, 



{Including the Report of the Imperial Cotton Specialist) 



I9II-I2. 



REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 



(B. Coventry, CLE.) 



1. Charge. — Dr. E. J. Butler held charge of the office of. 

 Director, Agricultural Research Institute, and Principal of 

 the Agricultural College, Pusa, in addition to his own 

 duties of Imperial Mycologist till the end of March 1912. 

 At the end of the financial year 1011-12, the two posts of 

 Inspector General of Agriculture in India and of Director, 

 Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, were amalgamated 

 into one of Agricultural Adviser to the Government of 

 India and Director of the Agricultural Research Institute, 

 Pusa. Since that date, I have held charge of the 

 combined offices. Mr. A. C. Dobbs, who was formerly 

 Assistant Inspector General of Agriculture in India, held 

 the post of Assistant to the Agricultural Adviser to the 

 Government of India till 28th April 1912, when he 

 proceeded on six months' combined leave. 



2. Staff and ivork of the Institute. — The work of the 

 Institute as carried on in the seven scientific sections into 



