208 ENVIRONMENT AND MILLING QUALITIES. 



6. Meerut. — This sample was grown by a local zammdar 

 near Meerut in the country fashion. This station was selected as 

 the general agricultural conditions of this tract are identical with 

 those in the neighbouring Muzaifarnagar District, and it may, there- 

 fore, be taken as the natural home of Muzaffarnagar white. 



Trial of Muzaffarnagar white at Meerut, 1908-09. 



Cultural and other details. 



1. Type of soil .. .. Typical wiieat loam. 



2. Previous crop . . . . Juar. 



3. Manuring . . . . . . Nil. 



4. Preparation of the land for the wheat The field was ploughed 9 times with the 



crop. country plough — 3 times during the rains 



and G times afterwards. 



5. Date and method of sowing .. Sown on 21-10-09, behind the country sow- 



ing plough. 



6. Seed rate . . . . . . COlbs. per acre. 



7. Rainfall, April to October, and during 34*70" April to October, and 2'73" during 



the growth period. the growth period. 



8. Irrigation ., .. .. Three times— 20-11-08, 1-1-09 and 15-2-09. 



9. Date of harvesting , . . . 12-4-09. 



10. (4rowth period . . . . 173 days. 



11. Consistency of the sample . . Through an oversight this was not accurate. 



ly ascertained, but the sample greatly 

 resembled that grown at Aligarh. 



12. Nitrogen content ., ,. r34%. 



13. Weight of 1,000 grains ., .. Not ascertained. 



14. Order of merit in commercial value .. Sixth, 



