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warded for trial by Dr. Barber, Government Sugarcane 

 Expert, Madras. The main crop consists of red and white 

 Sathi thick canes. The canes were sold to a factory at 6 

 annas per maimd. In the area sown during the past year 

 cost of cultivation was Es. 27 per acre and return Rs. 76. 



Berseem. A small trial showed that when irrigation 

 was available, this valuable cold weather crop will nourish 

 in Bihar. Around " chars ' : or depressions when water 

 remains al] the year round, its cultivation would be simple. 

 If seed is available in the present year it is proposed to sow 

 some of the " dab " land at Pusa and irrigate from the river. 

 If this be done it would be possible to increase the number 

 of live stock on the farm considerably. 



IV. Cattle Breeding. 



The breeding herd consists of two separate sections, first, 

 a pure-bred pedigree herd of Montgomery cattle started 

 some 10 years ago, and second, a cross-bred herd formed by 

 putting some of the poorer milking Montgomery cows to 

 imported Ayrshire bulls. There are some excellent strains 

 in the pure-bred herd; the following are some of the best 

 performances during the past season : — 



A good deal of weeding out is required but the results on 

 the whole are good. It cannot be said that Montgomery 

 cattle deteriorate when bred in the eastern plains of India. 

 The herd is divided into 5 divisions each of which has a 

 separate bull. In this way it will not be necessary to bring 



