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maunds of grain to the acre. In Bihar, Justin Finch, on 

 an area of over 10 bighas, has obtained, under estate condi- 

 tions at Mangalgarh, the record yield of 40f maunds of 

 Pusa 4 to the acre. These figures indicate the potentiali- 

 ties of the soils of India and what can be done by the 

 simple process of raising the content of organic matter 

 and of increasing the internal surface of the pore spaces 

 on which the wheat roots feed. 



Pusa wheat in other countries. In previous years, 

 small samples of Pusa wheats have been sent by post to 

 correspondents in various parts of the world either for use 

 in plant-breeding investigations or for direct trial. In 

 many cases these samples have been worked up into large 

 stocks and the wheats are now coming into general culti- 

 vation. In New South Wales, Pusa wheats regularly take 

 prizes at the Royal Agricultural Show at Sydney and last 

 year figured in the official account of the exhibits of the 

 Easter Show published in the Agricultural Gazette of New 

 South Wales of August, 1918. In West Australia, Pusa 4 

 has yielded over 30 bushels to the acre under field con- 

 ditions and is considered there to be a rust-proof variety. 

 In Uganda, Pusa wheats have been acclimatized and are 

 being distributed by the Agricultural Department chiefly 

 to European planters. In South Africa, Pusa 4 and Pusa 

 12 find a place in the list of varieties cultivated in the Union 

 which was recently drawn up by the Agricultural Depart- 

 ment. In Nigeria, extensive trials of Pusa 12 and Pusa 4 

 are in progress in the highlands of Sokoto, Kano and 

 Bornu. Several small samples have recently been asked 

 for from Canada, the United States, Brazil, the highlands 

 of Java and the Soudan. 



Water saving in wheat growing. During the year, the 

 investigations on the water requirements of the wheat crop 

 which have been in progress since 1912 have been summed 

 up in the new edition of Quetta Bulletin No. 4 — The saving 



