8 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



testing the milling and baking qualities of wheat, the 

 bacteriological investigation of rice, the demonstration of 

 improved methods of refining saltpetre, experiments with 

 cotton and plant breeding by the Imperial Cotton Specialist, 

 construction of a Potculture house for the Imperial Myco- 

 logist, an additional Laboratory for the Imperial Patholo- 

 gical Entomologist and the improvement of the drainage of 

 the low-lying portions of the Pusa Estate. 



The gross receipts during the year from the sale of farm 

 produce, milk, publications of this Department and other 

 articles, amounted to Rs. 22,157 as against Rs. 14,663 of the 

 preceding year. 



VI. — Visitors. 



In response to the invitation of Mr. J. Mackenna, Lord 

 Islington, Sir Valentine Chirol, Sir Theodore Morison, 

 Messrs. Sly, Scott and Fisher of the Royal Commission on 

 Public Services in India visited the Institute on the 17th 

 January 1914. 



During the year under report the Hon'ble Sir Robert 

 Carlyle, K.C.S.I., CLE., I.C.S., Member-in-charge of the 

 Department of Revenue and Agriculture, Government of 

 India, the Hon'ble Sir Edward Maclagan, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., 

 I.C.S., Officiating Revenue Member, the Hon'ble Mr. L. J. 

 Kershaw, CLE., I.C.S., Secretary to the Government of 

 India, Department of Revenue and Agriculture, Colonel 

 E. H. Hazelton, F.R.C.V.S., A.V.S., Principal Veterinary 

 Officer in India, Mr. M. J. Cogswell, Controller of Printing, 

 Stationery and Stamps, Professor Wyndham R. Dunstan, 

 M.A., LL.D., F.R.S., Director, Imperial Institute, London, 

 Professor Briick of Griessen University, Germany, Mr. 

 M. A. Yamada of the Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Formosa, Chev. Dr. G. Gorio, Consul for Italy, Bombay, 

 and many others visited the Institute. 



