THE 



BHULIA AGRICULTURAL STATION, 

 1908-07. 



Established 1905 ; North Latitude W 10'; East Longi- 

 tude 75 20' ; Elevation 844 feet above sea level ; Soil medium 

 black; Average rainfall 22' 40" ; Temperature maximum 114 

 in May ; minimum 36 in January. 



Area 28J acres. 



Superintendent Mr. Mohoniraj G. Athalye. 



2. The monsoon began earlier than ususal. 



The germination of cotton sown after the first showers was 

 checked to a certain extent by subsequent continuous and heavy 

 downpours and the seedlings looked pale. In the first fortnight of 

 July cotton gained a healthy appearance and gathered vigour. Later 

 rains much interfered with the interculturing operations. Rains 

 in August proved very injurious to early sown Bajri inasmuch as 

 they washed off the inflorescence and left earheads grainless. 



The failure of October rains spoiled the grain formation of 

 Tur and caused a partial loss of the crop. 



On the whole the season was favourable to cotton and Jo war, 

 but less so to Bajri and Til and still less to Tur and late Jo war 

 varieties. 



It was also very favourable to insect life. There were several 

 generations of harmful cotton pests, root worms and borers, all of 

 which did considerable damage to the food crops. 



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