INSTITUTE, PUSA, FOR 1917-18 



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Pusa is far from being a suitable place to test such tackle 

 as several of the fields are too small for economic working, 

 the number of stops and turns being out of all proportion 



to the area run over ; nevertheless as is seen from the figures, 

 the best day's work of the tackle steadily increases and the 

 rapidity and thoroughness with which it deals with the 

 work has greatly simplfied the rabi cultivation. 



A new gang plough was tried during the year under 

 report and worked excellently — burying its rubbish far more 

 effectively than the disc plough formerly used. 



III. Cattle Breeding. 



The combined herds totalled 386 head in the year under 



report. 



The Montgomery herd is divided into two portions used 

 as follows : — 



(a) For selective breeding for milk production. 



(b) Tor crossing with the Ayrshire bulls. 



The stock under (a) are divided into five groups each of 

 which has a separate bull to prevent in-breeding. The 

 stock under (b) consists of cows which are not sufficiently 

 good milkers for inclusion under (a) and are therefore used 

 for putting with the Ayrshire bulls for the cross-bred herd. 



The Montgomery milch herd now contains 119 cows of 

 which 42 have given over 4,000 lb. in a lactation period, 14 

 over 3,800 lb. and 24 over 3,000 lb. 



A rigorous policy of selection for milk yield is being 

 carried on and no cow is being kept on in the milch herd who 

 does not show signs of coming up to the standard. 



The best performances among the Montgomery cows 

 during the season under report were as follows : — 



lb. 



Syria No. 182 . • . . 5,935^ 



Joogni No. 142 

 Akli No. 231 

 Kabutri No. 236 

 Eoomali No. 140 



5,464 

 5,406 

 4,738 

 4,711 



Lactation period 

 10 months. 



