INSTITUTE AND COLLEGE, PUSA, FOR 1911-12. 17 



REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL AGRICULTURIST. 



(S. MiLLIGAN, M.A., B.Sc.) 



1. Charge and Establishment. — The Pusa Farm and 

 Experimental Station continned under the charge of 

 Mr. Dobbs, Assistant Inspector General of Agriculture in 

 India, till April 28tb, 1912, when he proceeded on leave. I 

 joined my appointment as Imperial Agriculturist on May 

 8th. 



Mr. H. Southern, B.A., Supernumerary Agriculturist, 

 who had been officiating Deputy Director of Agriculture, 

 Madras, was transferred to the Punjab in April last, to 

 take up a similar appointment there. 



Mr. Ganpatlal Dayashanker Mehta, L.Ag., B.A., 

 N.D.A., N.D.D., late of the Bombay Agricultural Depart- 

 ment, was appointed Supernumerary Agriculturist on 4th 

 June, 1911, and has been on deputation under the Bombay 

 Government at Poona. 



Mr. Judah Hyam, Veterinary Overseer, continued in 

 charge of the breeding herds. He obtained three months' 

 leave from July to October during which period Mr. L. S. 

 Joseph officiated for him. 



Messrs. Md. Ikramuddin and Md. Ziauddin Hyder 

 held the appointments of Farm Overseers throughout the 

 year. Mr. Ikramuddin arranged the camps of the Board 

 of Agriculture and of the Tirhut Agricultural Show at 

 Pusa, and his services in this connection were acknow- 

 ledged by both bodies. 



Mr. Nizamuddin Hyder of the staff of the Inspector 

 General of Agriculture had charge of the poultry-breeding 

 experiments until 26th October 1911, when he reverted to 

 his original post on the staff of the Fibre Expert to the 

 Government of Eastern Bengal and Assam. Mr. Ali Mur- 

 taza, Fieldman, was appointed in his place. 



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