The valuation was made by Messrs. Sanday Patrick & Co. of 

 Karachi. 



Rust was exceptionally bad during this season and yields all 

 round were very poor. Consequently the above crops are very 

 satisfactory. On the Station the red wheat suffered the most but 

 that was owing more to the condition of the plots on which they 

 were sown. 



14. Bdjri. Nine acres were sown with Bajri ; the yields 

 per acre were very varying depending on the amount of Kalar in 

 each plot. Natal Bajri was tried against the local variety with 

 indefinite results. The best yield per acre was 623 Ibs. of grain 

 in plot 31. 



A small quantity of Bullrush millet was sown and the result 

 is very promising. The yield was 750 Ibs. of grain per acre. 

 This crop attracted the attention of many cultivators and there was 

 a big demand for the seed. It will be tried on a larger scale this 

 year. 



15. Jowdri. Chapti Jowar and Naroli from Africa were 

 both sown. All plots were however destroyed by the borer. 



16. Maize. One acre was sown with Jawnpur maize. The 

 yield was 613 Ibs. grain which was satisfactory. Twelve other 

 varieties of maize were grown for observation. 



Experiments with other Crops. 



17. Tur. One plot was sown in July on a good piece of land ; 

 it came up splendidly and gave a dense mass of foliage about 8 feet 

 high so thick that the pods could not be gathered till the crop was 

 cut in February. The yield of grain was 1,624 Ibs. per acre. 

 There is however no market for this in Sind but it is being fed to 

 the cattle with excellent results. It is being grown this year to 

 test its value as a fodder crop and its effect on the soil. 



18. Berseem or Egyptian Clover. This crop is particularly 

 suited for rabi cultivation in Sind and is the most valuable 

 fodder crop that can be grown on perennially irrigated lands. 

 It requires great care in the first stages of its growth and 

 is not tolerant of a large amount of alkali. Seed for Sind 

 is this year being obtained from the northern coast lands of 

 Egypt where the conditions of soil more nearly resemble those of 

 Sind. Six plots were sown at the Station in December. This 

 was probably two months too late and the seed was of poor quality ; 

 consequently the yield suffered. Some of the plots had a nice 



