Tl SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL AGRICULTURAL 



CHEMIST. 



(W. A. Davis, A.C.G.I., B.Sc, F.C.S., in charge.) 



I. Administration and Tours. 



Charge. The Section was in charge of Mr. J. Sen, 

 M.A., F.C.S., Supernumerary Agricultural Chemist, up 

 to February 28th, 1917, when the late Mr. J. H. Barnes, 

 B.Sc, F.I.C., F.C.S., Imperial Agricultural Chemist; took 

 o\er charge. Mr. Barnes' untimely death on June 2nd 

 after having served at Pusa only three months will be felt 

 as a great loss not only to the Chemical Section but to 

 Indian agriculture and Indian science. Since 2nd June I 

 have been temporarily in charge of the Section in addition 

 to my duties as Indigo Research Chemist. 



Establishment. The services of Mr. J. Sen have been 

 placed at the disposal of the Government of the United 

 Provinces with effect from April 13th to carry out special 

 work at the Ghazipur Opium Factory. 



Mr. Bhailal M. Amin, Third Assistant, has been on 

 deputation to the Indigo Research Section from 15th June, 

 1916. Mr. S. K. Dutt, Eighth Assistant, was transferred 

 to the same Section from 4th January, 1917. 



Tours. Mr. Sen went to Cawnpore in September, 1916, 

 to confer with the Deputy Director of Agriculture, Central 

 Circle, United Provinces, on the question of drain-gauge 

 work at Cawnpore and Pusa, and the occurrence of 

 nitrates and alkali salts in soils. A visit was paid to Juhi 

 to witness the reclamation work being carried out there. 



In December Mr. Sen visited Cuttack to arrange for 

 collection of soils there and in January attended a meet- 

 ing of the Bihar Planters' Association. 



Mr. Barnes in March went to Sabour to examine the 

 diploma candidates in Chemistry and also visited Cal- 

 cutta to discuss with the Professor of Chemistry in the 



