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REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



Gurdaspur Experiment Station. The object of the trial 

 was to compare the behaviour of this white wheat with 

 high grain quality, with Punjab Type 13, a low grade red 

 wheat which was found to be the best yielder of the local 

 kinds. The trials were in duplicate on plots from two to 

 three acres in area and the yields obtained are given in the 

 following table : — 



Trial of Pusa 12 and Punjab 13 at Gurdaspur, 1912-13. 



The season was an unfavourable one for wheat. The 

 monsoon ceased in August and no more rain fell before 

 sowing time. After a single day's rain in November, there 

 was a long drought, the Christmas rain failed and the crops 

 were drying up when the storms of February and March 

 improved matters- Hot winds in April, however, ripened 

 off the crop too rapidly and the local variety was poor and 

 shrivelled. Pusa 12, however, gave a very good uniform 

 sample in spite of the unfavourable conditions and a good 

 yield. This is the second time Pusa 12 has done well at 

 Gurdaspur. Seed of this wheat is now being sold to zemin- 

 dars in the barani tracts and it will be interesting to know 

 their experience with this variety. 



Pusa 12 has also been grown under canal irrigation by 

 the tenants of the Lyallpur farm who obtained 1,744 lbs. of 

 grain to the acre. The grain is of superior quality and it 

 is probable that this wheat will do well when tried by the 

 cultivators of the Chenab Colony. 



