24 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL AGRICULTURAL 



CHEMIST. 



(W. H. Harrison, D.Sc.) 



I. Administration. 



The Section was in charge of Mr. W. A. Davis. B.Sc, 

 A.C.G.I., F.C.S., Indigo Research Chemist, until Novem- 

 ber 10th, 1917, on which date I took over charge as Imperial 

 Agricultural Chemist. 



Mr. J. Sen, Supernumerary Agricultural Chemist, con- 

 tinued on special duty unfier the Government of the United 

 Provinces in connection with the work at the Ghazipur 

 Opium Factory. 



II. Education. 



Mr. N. 1$. Ghosh and Mr. S. C. Dutt joined this Section 

 as private students, the former on July 10th and the latter 

 on September 9th. 1917, and both have since taken up 

 appointments as assistants. Mr. A. K. Mitra joined the 

 Section as a stipendiary student of the Bihar and Orissa 

 Government on June 1st, 1918. 



III. Meteorology and Drain-gauges. 



The usual meteorological records were maintained and 

 the crops and drainage waters from the drain-gauges were 

 examined in the usual manner. The waters and crops from 

 the Cawnpore gauges were also analysed. 



IV. General analytical work and assistance given to 



other Sections. 



The following samples were analysed and reported upon 

 during the year : — 

 Soils 



Feeding stuffs 

 Manures 

 Waters 

 Miscellaneous 



150 



155 



22 



31 



9 



Total 



367 



