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8. Lyallfur. — This sample was grown at the Lyallpur Ex- 

 periment Station in the Chenab Colony by the Professor of Agricul- 

 ture of the Punjab Agricultural College. The conditions at Lyall- 

 pur are typical of those obtaining in the Chenab Colony whicli 

 furnishes a large portion of the wheat exported from Karachi. It 

 is, therefore, very important that Lyallpur should be included in 

 this scheme of experiments. 



Trial of Muzaffarnagar white at Lyallpur, 1908-09. 



Cultural and other details. 



1. Type of soil .. .. .. Typical wheat land of the Lyallpur 



District. 



2. Previous crop . . . . . . Wheat 1907-08, fallow during the khai if of 



1908. 



3. Manuring .. .. .. Nil. 



4. Preparation of the land for the wheat Ploughed six times on 19-7-08, 9-8-08, 



crop. 27-8-08, 9-9-08 and 22-9-08 and ungated 



twice on 14-7-08 and 21-10-08. 



5. Date and method of sowing. Sown on 9-11-08 behind the country 



plough, levelled with the Sohaga. 



6. Seed rate . . . . . . 641bs. per acre. 



7. Rainfall, April to sowing time and 18 "26" April till sowing time, 3"51" during 



during the growth period. the growth period. 



8. Irrigation .. .. .. Three times on 26-1-09, 27-2-09 and 3-4-09. 



9. Date of harvesting . . . . 1-5-09. 



10. Growth period .. .. 173 days. 



11. Consistency of the samp e . . .. 75% soft, 20% intermediate and 5% haid. 



12. Nitrogen content .. .. 1"52%. 



13. Weight of 1,000 grains .. .. 37 "08 grammes. , . 



14. Order of merit in comiiieroial value .. Eighth. . . 



