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nary shipment of Pusa 12 to England. This side of the 

 wheat investigations, which is being conducted in co-opera- 

 tion with Mr. B. C. Burt, Deputy Director of Agriculture, 

 Central Circle, United Provinces, has developed rapidly 

 during the past wheat-growing season. The parcel sent to 

 England in 1915 was only 810 maunds, which after several 

 delays, due to congestion at the port of London after the 

 outbreak of the war, eventually reached the mill. It was 

 made into flour by Mr.. A. E. Humphries and distributed to 

 the leading millers in England. The reports received were 

 very favourable and larger samples were asked for. This 

 year, over 5,000 maunds of Pusa 12 were collected by Mr. 

 Burt for export which have been shipped to England by 

 Messrs. Ralli Brothers who, as in previous years, are doing 

 everything possible in bringing the new variety to the notice 

 of the trade in Great Britain. As soon as the milling 

 reports are received, a full account of this part of the work 

 will be published. 



In addition to Pusa 12, requests were received from the 

 English millers for samples of Pusa 4 large enough for 

 a full milling test. This request was complied with and 

 about 4,000 maunds of this variety have been shipped by 

 Messrs. Ralli Brothers to London, Liverpool and Hull. 

 Three quarters of this parcel was grown in Bihar on the 

 Dholi, Belsund and Hathowrie estates while the remaining 

 1,000 maunds came from some of Mr. Burt's wheat centres 

 in Bundelkhand. 



Other wheat investigations. In addition to the work 

 relating to seed-distribution and to the establishment of 

 new grades of wheat in India, a large amount of time con- 

 tinues to be devoted to the various wheat investigations in 

 progress at Pusa. 



Four series of exceedingly promising new crosses are 

 being worked out in detail. In all these an effort is being 

 made to combine rust-resistance, standing-power, grain 

 quality and yield in the same type. It is expected to evolve 

 from these new forms a set of wheats which will replace all 

 those now under cultivation and also make the most of 



