28 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 



India's possibilities as a future producer of wheat. Before 

 they can be distributed to advantage, however, much 

 remains to be done in improving wheat-growing including 

 the control of irrigation water and the proper management 

 of alluvial soils. At present, only a few inches of the sur- 

 face soil of the great plains are being utilized by the wheat 

 crop and the cultivation of deep-rooting, high-yielding 

 kinds is out of the question. When the need for surface 

 drainage is understood and when the importance of soil- 

 aeration is realized, the wheat crop will be able to make 

 use of a much thicker layer of the alluvium than is now 

 possible. The proper use of green-manure will also increase 

 the rapidity of growth. When these improvements have 

 been adopted, the way will be open for the successful intro- 

 duction of the new wheats now being made at Pusa. 



Tobacco. 



Evidence of the popularity of Type 28 for cigarettes and 

 its suitability for widely different soils and climates con- 

 tinue to increase. The Bihar ryots who are growing leaf 

 for the various branches of the Indian Leaf Tobacco Deve- 

 lopment Company, are demanding the seed of this type in 

 larger and larger quantities, the distribution being carried 

 out by the Dalsing Serai Branch. In Burma, 

 Mr. McKerral reports that Type 28 is doing well for 

 cigarette purposes and that a scheme of seed-distribution is 

 under consideration. In the United Provinces, Mr. Burt 

 has obtained good results with this variety and seed distri- 

 bution in two Districts is contemplated. Some time ago, 

 very good crops were obtained in the Central Provinces by 

 Mr. Clouston. To meet the increasing demand for seed, 

 nearly half an acre was allowed to flower last season and 

 measures were taken to prevent cross- fertilization. If still 

 larger quantities of protected seed are asked for, the ex- 

 pense involved will be considerable and it may be necessary 

 to ask Government to increase the annual grant for this 

 section. 



