TABLE OF CONTENTS 



I. Eeport of the Director, Agricultural Besearch Institute 

 and College, Pusa — 



I. Charge and staff 

 II. Work of the Institute 

 Scientific work 

 Training 

 III. Publications 

 IV. General administration 



V. Accounts 

 VI. Conferences 

 VII. Visitors . 



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II. Eeport of the Imperial Agriculturist- 

 I. Administration and tours 

 II. Training .... 

 III. Farin cultivation 

 IV. Live-stock 

 V. General .... 



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Programme of work for 1916-17 



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III. Eeport of the Imperial Agricultural Chemist- 

 I. Administration and tours 

 II. Education ..... 



III. Meteorology and draingauges . 

 IV. Infertility under trees 

 V. Eice ...... 



The rices of Bihar and Orissa 

 . Composition of the rices 

 The effect of polishing . 

 Eice as an article of diet 

 Assimilation of nutrients by the plant 

 Feeding value of the different parts 



VI. Feeding stuffs (General) . 

 VII. Starch ...... 



VIII. Lathy r us sativus .... 



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