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to the acre which Mr. Reid considered very good for the 

 year. 



Central Provinces. — The results obtained in the Cen- 

 tral Provinces at the Raipur and Tharsa farms by Mr, 

 Clouston during the past year amply confirm the earlier 

 successful trials of these wheats on the black soils which 

 are referred to in detail in the annual report for 1911-12. 

 A somewhat extraordinary result was obtained at Tharsa 

 with Pusa No. 7 where the yield was 1,240 lbs. to the acre. 

 As the outturn of the local kinds seldom exceeds 600 lbs. to 

 the acre a yield of 1,240 lbs. to the acre is quite exceptional. 

 The actual results of the growth of these wheats by the 

 cultivators in the Eastern Circle have not yet been received 

 as Mr. Clouston is on leave, but it is understood that they 

 have been successful. 



So far only one wheat, Pusa 4, has been tried at 

 Hoshangabad. The results were satisfactory. This kind 

 is also being tried at Jubbulpore by Mr. Evans who has this 

 year asked for a further supply of seed- 



The results of the recent milling and baking tests of 

 Pusa wheats grown at Raipur, Tharsa and Hoshangabad 

 are of considerable importance. The behaviour of these 

 samples was somewhat better than that of the same wheats 

 grown at Pusa and other stations in the Gangetic plain. 

 As high grain quality is now shown to be possible on the 

 black cotton soils of the Peninsula, a great improvement in 

 the wheats grown can easily be accomplished. 



Wheat Breeding. 



Practically all the first set of improved wheats obtained 

 at Pusa by selection and hybridization have been tried on 

 the large scale in various tracts in India and the most 

 suitable of these are now being grown for distribution on 

 various seed farms. These wheats will be grown on, at 

 Pusa, in pure culture, so that when necessary the seed farms 

 can be re-stocked with a fresh supply of seed of any parti- 

 cular variety. 



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