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ENVIRONMENT AND MILLING QUALITIES, 



2. Pi'isa. — This sample was grown in the Botanical area at 

 Piisa in North Bihar on typical wheat loam of high moisture retain- 

 ing capacity. This soil is low in phosphoric acid but contains 

 about 30% of calcium carbonate. 



Trial of Muzaffarnagar ivhite at P//sa, 1908-09. 



C'liltrnal and other details. 



1. Type of soil 



2. Previous erop 



3. Manuring 



4. Preparation of the land for the wheat 



crop 



5. Date and method of sowing 



0. Seed rate 



7. Rainfall, April to October and during 



the growth of the crop. 



8. Irrigation 



9. Date of harvesting 



10. Growth period 



11. Consistency of sample 



12. Nitrogen content 



U. Weight of 1,000 grains 



14. Order of merit in commercial value 



Heavy loam. 



Wheat in 1907-08. Fallow during the Iha- 

 rif of 1908. 



Nil. 



Ploughed 7 times during the hot weather 

 and rains. 



Sown on 2(5-10-08 behind tlie country 

 plough and levelled twice with the beam. 



60lbs. to the acre. 



18-84" April to October and OSS' during 

 the growing period. 



Once in December 1 908. 



25-3-09. 



151 days. 



10% soft, .59% intermediate and 25% 

 hard. 



2-0%. 



38"35 grammes. 



Second. 



