Scientific Reports of the Agricultural 

 Research Institute, Pusa 



(Including the Report of the Imperial Cotton Specialist) 



1917-1& 



REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 



(J. Mackenna, CLE., I.C.S.) 



I. Charge and Staff. 



Charge. I held charge of the office of the Agricultural 

 Adviser to the Government of India and Director, Agricul- 

 tural Research Institute, Pusa, throughout the year. From 

 the 8th of October, 1917, I also acted as President of the 

 Indian Cotton Committee in addition to my own duties. 

 Mr. Wynne Sayer held the post of Assistant to the Agricul- 

 tural Adviser during the year except for a month from the 

 3rd September, 1917, when he was on privilege leave. 



Staff. Dr. W. H. Harrison was appointed Imperial 

 Agricultural Chemist from the 11th November, 1917, in 

 succession to the late Dr. J. H. Barnes. 



Mr. F. M. Howlett, Imperial Pathological Entomolo- 

 gist, on return from leave, resumed charge of his duties on 

 the 28th August, 1917. 



Mr. G. S. Henderson, Officiating Imperial Agriculturist, 

 was appointed a member of the Indian Cotton Committee, 

 and acted as such in addition to his own duties. From 6th 

 February, 1918, he was deputed to Mesopotamia to advise 

 the General Officer Commanding as to the methods to be 



