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3. Partabgarh. — This sample was grown by the Assistant- 

 Director of Agriculture at the Partabgarh Experiment Station on 

 typical wheat loam. Similar soil at the station contained 0*2% 

 phosphoric acid, 0*36% potash and 0*042% of nitrogen. 



Trial of Muzaffarnagar white at Partabgarh, 1908-09. 



Cultural and other details. 



1. Type of soil 



2. Previous crop 



3. Manuring 



Tyjjical wheat loam known locally as dorusa. 

 Sugarcane, reaped in February 1908. 

 Nil. 



4. Preparation of the land for the wheat Ploughed five times with the Watts plough 

 crop. (10-7-08, 25-7-08, 6-8-08, 18-8-08, 25-8-08) 



and five times with the country plough 

 (4-9-08, 14-9-08, 21-9-08, 29-9-08 and 

 5-10-08.) 



5. Date and method of sowing 



G. Seed rate 



Sown on 15-10-09, behind the country 

 plough. 



lOSlbs. per acre. 



7. Rainfall, April to October and during 22 "20" during the seven months previous 

 the growth period. to sowing, 0"42" during the growlli period. 



8. Irrigation 



9. Date of harvesting 

 10. Growth period 



fll. Consist«ncy of sample 



12. Nitrogen content 



13. Weight of 1,000 grains 



14. Order of merit in commercial value 



Twice from well on 27-10-08 and 31-12-08. 



29-3-09. . ■: 



165 days. 



36% soft, 33% intermediate and 31%haid. 



1-790/0. 



40 '02 grammes. 



Third. 



