10 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 0¥ THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL AGRICULTURIST. 



(G. S. Henderson, N.D.A, N.D.D.) 

 I. Charge. 



Mr. Wynne Sayer held charge of the post of Imperial 

 Agriculturist till the 4th of January, 1920, when the per- 

 manent incumbent took over charge. 



Khan Sahib Mohammed Ikramuddin was appointed to 

 the post of Assistant to the Imperial Agriculturist on 13th 

 August, 1919. 



Khan Bahadur Judah Hyam retired from service on 

 25th August, 1919, and Mr. L. S. Joseph was appointed as 

 Cattle Superintendent. 



II. General. 



An important part of the work of the Imperial Agricul- 

 turist is to act as liaison officer to the various provincial 

 agricultural authorities in India. During the past year 

 little in this direction was possible, Mr. Sayer being 

 employed on the Indian Sugar Committee during most of 

 the year and during the remaining months the writer has, 

 among other general work, been occupied with a scheme for 

 motor tractor trials and proposals for an Agri-Irrigation 

 Research Institute. A number of tours were, however, 

 undertaken in connection with these proposals. A full 

 scheme was drawn up for the proposed Irrigation Research 

 Institute in consultation with Mr. T. R. J. Ward, Inspector- 

 General of Irrigation, and Mr. Roberts, of the Punjab 

 Agricultural Department. 



A consultation was held with Mr. Smith, the newly 

 appointed Imperial Dairy Expert, regarding the place of 

 the Pusa herd in the general scheme for the improvement 

 of cattle-breeding in India. In the new dairy schemes 

 being worked out for various provincial departments the 

 agricultural part of the programme will be drawn up by 

 the Imperial Agriculturist. 



