68 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 



mulberry and castor seeds to 20 applicants. One Fieldman 

 dnd a rearer were sent to Jeolikote, Kumaon, for rearing 

 eri worms in April and May as it is difficult to procure a 

 fresh stock of eggs for distribution in June and July. 

 Thirty-one pounds of eri cocoons were supplied to Messrs. 

 Inagaki & Co. of Kyoto for testing in the mills of Japan. 

 Difficulty was experienced by the rearers in disposing of 

 eri cocoons in small lots. Silk exhibits were sent to Ex- 

 hibitions held at Muzafferpur, Monghyr, PudukvUtai, 

 Mysore and to Calcutta, Madras and Cawnpur in connec- 

 tion with the Exhibition of Indian as contrasted with 

 German and Austrian goods. The Secretary of the Mysore 

 Dasara Exhibition awarded a silver medal for the exhibits. 

 Eighteen silk pieces were loaned to the Director General 

 of Commercial Intelligence, Calcutta, for the Exhibition of 

 Indian as contrasted with Enemy Goods. Eight sets of silk 

 exhibits were sent to the Superintendent, Central Seed- 

 store, Bengal, Sibpur. His Highness the Maharaja of 

 Darbhanga took a keen interest in all the operations of the 

 industry during His Highness' visit to the Institute. In- 

 struction was given by correspondence in silk- dyeing, 

 bleaching, silkworm rearing, reeling and spinning. Rupees 

 937 worth of silk, manufactured at Pusa, was sold. 



13. Lac. During the past year emergences of larva? 

 took place on the 28th September 1914 and 10th June 1915 

 and in the two seasons 120 Ber trees were inoculated. 

 Broodlac was supplied to 7 persons. Specimens of lac 

 from two new food-plants, which were not hitherto re- 

 corded, were received from the Honorary Secretary, Agri- 

 Horticultural Society of India, Calcutta, and the Economic 

 Botanist, Lai Bagh, Bangalore. Parcels for sending in 

 lac specimens were sent only to such Forest Officers from 

 whose Division or Range the series of specimens was not 

 complete. Unfortunately serious gaps occurred in the past 

 and these have not been filled up as yet. 



Five tubs containing Kusumb (Schleichero trijuga) 

 plants were inoculated and despatched to Mr. N. Fujii, 



