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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



I give below the rotation under which the farm is 

 worked, and a reference to the plan of the arable area 

 printed opposite will assist the reader. 



1st year 



Kharif* 

 Rabi 



• • 



Maize for silage 

 and fodder 



Oats 



2nd year 



3rd year 



Maize for corn ' Pulse green crop 



Rahar (Cajanus 

 indicus) 



Oats 



* Crop sown in monsoon. 



The object of this rotation is to work the land to the 

 best advantage and provide grain and fodder for the herds. 



The cattle are soiled on the third year pulse crop and 

 this practice is showing good results on the higher lands. 



The cropping of the various fields on the farm is shown 

 on the plan and is here dealt with in detail. 



By arrangement with the Controller of Agricultural 

 Requirements for Mesopotamia, Poona, an extra area was 

 put down under oats in order to provide seed for Mesopo- 

 tamia. 



1st year rotation. A dressing of 10 tons farmyard 

 manure or 10 maunds cake is given and the land is put 

 under maize or juar [A. Sorghum) for silage or fodder 

 followed by oats in the rabi. 



Four fields aggregating 132 acres were sown with maize 

 and juar. The best yield was from Chanman where 17 

 acres gave 344 maunds per acre, and the average yield 

 throughout was 200 maunds per acre. The same fields 

 under oats in rabi, with the exception of 16 acres left 

 fallow for levelling, gave an average yield of 14 maunds 

 per acre, the best yield being 16 maunds per acre from 

 Brickfield No. 1. 



The working costs for the year for both crops came to 

 Rs. 43 per acre and the return Rs. 130, giving a working 

 profit of Rs. 87 1 per acre for the year. 



This does not include rents, rates and t ices or charges for s ip3 'vision . 



