AND COLLEGE, PUSA, FOR 1915-16 II 



Sheep Breeding. Operations have been continued as 

 described in last year's report. The sheep now number 211 

 head. 



V. General. 



Drainage. The new bund round the south of the 

 estate was completed and a number of drains in the Brick- 

 field and other low places were dug. The drainage system 

 is very complete now and with the exception of two fields 

 which are outside the scheme any ordinary flooding can be 

 dealt with expeditiously. 



Levelling. Some levelling was done with bullock 

 scrapers but nearly all fields still require some low places 

 filled up. 



A new 4 feet 6 inches threshing machine was used for 

 threshing the oats, etc. The best day's work was just 

 under 400 maunds of cleaned- oats. 



VI. Programme of work for 1916-17. 



The following are the lines of work in progress : — 



Major investigations. 



1. Economics of cultivation of steam engines. 



2. Investigation of most suitable rotation and manur- 

 ing for land devoted to cattle feeding. 



3. Trials of various leguminous fodder crops. 



4. Study of inheritance of characters of dairy cattle by 

 crossing. 



5. Building up of milk pedigree in cattle by selection. 



6. Manurial experiments with fermented green manures 

 in collaboration with the Imperial Agricultural Bacterio- 

 logist. 



Minor investigations. 



7. Inheritance of wool characters in sheep. 



8. Experimental tillage in growing of maize and sugar- 

 cane. 



9. Improvement of pastures. 



