18 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



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off in feeding value. Florida Beggar weed is a wash-out 

 at Pusa. Soy beans are moderate while Dolichos Lablab 

 does not do. In rabi pulses gram comes first followed by 

 lentils and purple peas. 



In " B " series, as regards kharif pulses the highest 

 yield of seed was got from soy beans, but this crop holds 

 the land in rabi also, which puts it out of consideration. 



Florida velvet beans and Florida Beggar weed are poor 

 yielders. Uriel and Dolichos Lablab are also poor. The 

 rabi pulses were purple peas and gram. They were sown 

 late as the kharif crop occupied the ground till late. If 

 sown at the proper time, I think the result would have been 

 equal to those of " A " series. 



(/) Experiments with Java and Sumatrana indigo were 

 carried on in collaboration with the Indigo Research 

 Chemist and Imperial Agricultural Bacteriologist. As 

 mentioned in last year's report, these will be continued 

 over a period of years and the results will be dealt with 

 from time to time by the Indigo Research Chemist and the 

 Imperial Agricultural Bacteriologist in their respective 

 reports. 



As in past years, crops for the various experts were 

 grown in North Pangarbi. Experiments on rahar wilt 

 referred to in last year's report were carried out in collabor- 

 ation with the Imperial Mycologist and the Fibre Expert. 

 They will be continued next year. 



Buildings and Machinery. The new silage cutter — 

 Climax — referred to in last year's report, was worked 

 throughout the season and cut 12,000 maunds of silage. It 

 has proved itself a thoroughly reliable, serviceable machine, 

 and, when worked in connection with a tractor, forms one 

 of the handiest silage cutting outfits it is possible to have 

 on a farm. 



The 4' 6" Marshall's thresher turned out no less than 

 513 maunds of cleaned oats in a day, thus beating last year's 

 record of 505 maunds. Regular feeding and a total absence 

 of any stops except those for oiling enabled us to work off 



