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12. Poultry. — The following 5 out of 31 breeds imported 

 and put under trial have been selected as suitable for the 

 country and for crossing purposes : — 



(1) Buff Orpington. 



(2) White Wyandotte. 



(3) Chittagong. 



(4) Lakha Game. 



(5) Mammoth Bronze Turkeys. 



Owing to the rejection of unsuitable breeds, the gene- 

 ral condition of the birds has shown a great improvement 

 on previous years. 



13. Programme of work for 1912-13. 



In addition to the permanent experiments recorded 

 above the following will be undertaken : — 



General. — The organization of the estate work has been 

 recently altered and the fieldmen now hold charge of inde- 

 pendent sections. It is hoped that a more intimate 



acquaintance with the varying soil conditions will be made 

 possible. 



The large low-lying brick-field area will be further sub- 

 divided by roads. A good deal of levelling remains to be 

 done liefore much detailed field experimenting can be 

 undertaken, but this work will be pushed on as rapidly as 

 possible. 



Cro'pping. — A great improvement has been made in the 

 general cultivation by the adoption of regular rotations. A 

 special study of the maintenance of the fertility of the soil 

 under the rotation and system of manuring adopted will be 

 made. This system includes a dressing of superphosphate 

 applied directly to a green manure. Quantitative esti- 

 mates of the artificial manures necessary and the period of 

 application will be made. 



Field experiments have been started in collaboration 

 with the Imperial Agricultural Bacteriologist to gain in- 



