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1,600 to 2,000 lbs. an acre instead of the usual 2,000 to 

 2,500 lbs. 



Cultivation Experiments. — Another aspect of the wheat 

 investigations at Pusa should be mentioned. This relates 

 to the importance of hot- weather cultivation, clean culture 

 and moisture conservation in crop production in the Indo- 

 Gangetic plain. By applying the methods of cultivation, 

 which have been found successful for wheat, to other crops, 

 both kharif and rahi, greatly increased crops are easily 

 possible. The Pusa results have already attracted great 

 attention in India to improved methods of cultivation and 

 moisture conservation and have thus been of direct use in 

 showing one of the directions in which the land, now under 

 crops in the plains, can be made to produce much heavier 

 outturns. The effect of these methods is cumulative and the 

 highest yields are not obtained till the second or the third 

 year. The methods of cultivation referred to have been 

 published in detail in Pusa Bulletin No. 22 and Urdu and 

 Hindi versions have also been issued. Of these latter a 

 second edition has been called for by Mr. Burt, Deputy 

 Director of Agriculture, for distribution in the Central 

 Circle of the United Provinces. 



Seed Distribution. 



As a result of the successful trials of the new wheats in 

 various parts of India a great demand for seed has arisen 

 during the past year which could only in part be met. 

 Arrangements, however, have been made to grow a large 

 stock of seed during the coming season which it is hoped 

 will be sufficient for all purposes. 



The seed distribution arrangements in Bihar arose out 

 of the demonstration in wheat growing given in con- 

 nection with the Tirhut Agricultural Exhibition held at 

 Pusa in January last. After this show the Bihar Planters' 

 Association suggested the immediate formation of seed 

 farms on estates under my supervision so as to supply a 

 large amount of seed wheat yearly. This has been done 

 and about 1,000 acres of the new wheats will be sown on 



