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have been grown at a large number of stations and the pro- 

 duce tested. If wheat of good quality can be grown in any 

 tract this fact is of great importance in the work of improve- 

 ment as practically all the Indian wheats of commerce are 

 poor in quality. 



The principal result obtained during the year is the 

 demonstration of the fact that wheats of good quality can 

 be grown under canal irrigation in the alluvium and also 

 on the black cotton soils of Peninsular India. Quality in 

 wheat in India is not confined to the barani crop. Indeed 

 at Cawnpore during the past year the samples produced 

 under canal irrigation were better than the same wheats 

 grown at Pusa. At Raij^ur, on the black cotton soil, the 

 samples of Pusa 4 were certainly finer than that produced 

 the same year at Pusa. Even when grown after rice and 

 at Lyallpur by poor cultivators the wheats did not lose their 

 milling and baking qualities. 



The results with Muzaffarnagar, a soft weak wheat, 

 obtained at the various stations are also of interest. In 

 no case did this wheat show strength although its milling 

 and baking qualities were improved by the cultivation it 

 received at Cawnpore and Pusa. 



These experiments also throw considerable light on the 

 relation between yield and quality in wheat. It was found 

 that, in any particular wheat, the conditions which produce 

 the highest yield are those which also produce the best 

 quality. Further, in the same wheat, high yield and high 

 quality can be combined. A cultivator therefore, who 

 v/ishes to obtain the greatest financial return for his labour, 

 should grow to perfection a wheat which combines hign 

 yield and good grain qualities. When this is accomjDlished, 

 Indian wheats will be second to none in the markets of the 

 world. 



In this portion of the work a large number of miliii.g 

 and baking tests were necessary. These were carried out 

 by Mr. Humphries in England and it is fortunate that his 

 invaluable assistance was secured. Dr. Leather kindly 



