Improved implements up to 20% of the total estimated demand 

 in the province will be obtained, partly by manufacture in a Cen- 

 tral Workshop and partly by purchase from the trade, and distri- 

 buted throughout the province at subsidised rates or on hire to 

 cultivators in order to popularise them (Scheme 7.2). 



In selected areas power farming units consisting of tractors 

 and tractor drawn equipment suited to local conditions will be set 

 up and utilised for helping to bring culturable waste land under 

 cultivation They will either work on a contract basis or be given 

 out on hire (or if necessary free of charge) for carrying out agricul- 

 tural operations for which adequate bullock power is not available 

 in time (Scheme 7.3). 



13. Depots. Stores or depots will be established from where 

 agricultural implements can be either sold if necessary on a subsi- 

 dised basis or hired out to farmers as may be considered appro- 

 priate. These depots will also stock and supply fertilisers and will 

 be run along with seed stores (Scheme 8). 



14. Cultural Practices. The cultural practices which will 

 result in high production will vary from block to block according 

 to the nature of the soil and climate. The province will be divided 

 into blocks on the basis of soil climate differences. 



An experimental farm will be established for each such block 

 and also in every large area where irrigation will be newly introdu- 

 ced. At each of these farms, suitably planned and designed ex- 

 periments will be laid down. Their objective is to ascertain as 

 quickly as possible the relative merits and suitability for the block : 



(a) of the different crops grown, bearing in mind the need 

 for rotation, 



(6) of the different varieties of seed for each of these crops, 



(c) of the different types of manures required for these crops, 



of their differing doses alone and in combination with each 

 other and of their economics relative to the prices of the 

 crops manured, 



(d) of the amounts and periodicity of irrigation, and 



(e) of the other cultural practices to be adopted e.g. the seed 



rate to be used, the optimum time for sowing, the need 

 for weeding, transplanting etc., the use of the right type 

 Of implements and so on (Scheme 9.1). 



