II. THE BA'RA'MATI DEMONSTRATION STATION, 



1906-07. 



Established 1906 ; North Latitude 1& 8' ; East Longi- 

 tude 74 37'; Elevation 1,774 feet above sea ley el; Soil light 

 and heavy black ; Average rainfall 22 inches. 



Area 10 f acres. 



Overseer Mr. P. K. Bhagwat. 



Season. 



I, Introduction. 



2. These demonstrations consist of three detached plots. 

 Two near the town of Baramati and one at Hoi about 17 miles from 

 Baramati. One of the two plots near Baramati is a light soil plot 

 and measures one acre, the other plot has a heavy black soil and 

 measures 3 acres 27 gunthas.' These two plots are rented at an 

 annual rent of Us. 54. 



The plot at Hoi* has been lent by Edo BdMdur B. M. 

 Kenjale on the condition that the Agriculture Department is to 

 supply only the manure and the owner to take the produce in 

 return for tbe cultivation charges. 



A. 11 the three plots are under the command of irrigation 

 from the Nira Canal. 



The plots near Baramati are devoted to the cultivation of 

 Broach cotton under irrigation and the plot at Hoi to irrigation 

 and manurial experiments with sugarcane, 



