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32. Three American varieties of sweet poiato \vero grown for 

 further test and for distribution. Much damage was done to 

 sweet potatoes by wild pigs. These varieties are inferior in taste 

 to the local ones. They wore therefore sold very cheap at one- 

 third the average price of the local sweet potatoes. 



33. Blue and white flowered linseed were grown for fibre, 

 but as the plants were branchy they w r ere allowed to go to seed. 

 As the seed of Russian linseed was not available the plot was sown 

 with safflower. Safflower was very badly affected by aphides. 



.Kerosine emulsion was tried on a small portion, but it produced 

 no effect. 



34. Tar (Arhar) was grown for seed distribution, but as it 

 was affected by wilt disease, all the plants were uprooted as they 

 withered. 



35. JFheat (Kalakusal) was grown after harvesting fodder 

 Jowdr and maize. This variety of wheat was found at the 

 Nagar Exhibition last year. The seed is hard and heavy. 



36. Pondicherry yroundnuts were grown on a small area. 

 This seed was newly imported. The germination of this was 

 not good. 



The statement below shows the results of these miscellaneous 

 crops. 



Results per acre. 



37. The experiments referred to in this report were planned 

 by Mr. Knight. 



Poona, i p. FLETCHER, 



Sept&nber 1907. ) Acting Professor of Agriculture. 



