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in the vernacular, both on the 19th and 20th, by Monlvi 

 Abdiir Rahman Khan, Second Assistant to the Imperial 

 Economic Botanist, and were largely attended. In addi- 

 tion to these formal demonstrations, the various members 

 of the staff of the Botanical Section explained the work in 

 progress to the cultivators and, in this way, a good deal of 

 useful work was accomplished. 



" The scope of the demonstrations can be gathered from 

 the titles of the leaflets prepared for the show which were 

 as follows : — • 



1. Green manuring with san for tobacco. 



2. The improvement of wheat cultivation in Bihar. 



3. The effect of grass on fruit trees. 



4. The value of pure seed in India. 



5. The importance of hot-weather cultivation in 



Bihar. 



In addition, several improved implements, suitable for 

 Bihar, were shown at work and various leaflets dealing with 

 these machines were distributed. After seeing the sprins"- 

 tine harrows at work fifty of these were ordered by the 

 planters. 



" These demonstrations were a great success and were 

 followed closely both by the planters and by the cultivators. 



There is no doubt that this method of bringing home the 

 results of the work of the Agricultural Department is in- 

 finitely more effective than publications or the exhibition 

 of collections of seeds and other produce. An acre plot 

 of improved wheat or tobacco for example appeals much 

 more strongly to the agricultural mind than results in 

 print or in the shape of collections of seed." 



Part V. 



The Development of the Fruit Industry of 



Baluchistan. 



Progress has been made during the year in the work 

 outlined in the last report in connection with the develop- 

 ment of the fruit industry of Baluchistan. 



