INSTITUTE, PUSA, FOR 1917-18 



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II. Pusa Farm. 



The Season. The monsoon broke early in June and 

 sowings were completed by the middle of that month. The 

 total rainfall throughout the year (June, 1917 to May, 1918) 

 was 45-54 inches as against 59-67 inches in the correspond- 

 ing period of 1916-17, the normal rainfall being about 50 

 inches. The total failure of the cold weather rain made the 

 oat crop a very short one and also affected the yield of peas 

 adversely. 



The arable portion of the farm is worked under the 

 following rotation :- — 



The object of this rotation is to keep the land clean and 

 ir. good heart while providing grain and fodder for the 

 herds. 



By soiling the cattle on the kharif pulses it is hoped to 

 do the land even better than under the usual rotation. On 

 the heavy low land portion of the farm this may prove im- 

 possible at times, but it is anticipated that it will produce 

 a considerable improvement in the yields on the higher 

 sandy lands in future years. 



The cropping of the various fields of the arable area for 

 the season under report is shown on the plan of the farm 

 given here, and the yields were as follows : — 



1st year rotation. Kharif maize cut green for silage or 

 fodder (a dressing of farmyard manure at 10 tons per acre 

 or 10 maunds oilcake per acre being given before sowing) ; 

 four fields aggregating 135 acres down under this crop 



* Crop sown in monsoon, 

 t Crop sown in winter. 



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