THE NADIA'D AGRICULTURAL STATION, 



1906-07. 



Established 1903 ; North Latitude 2V 44'; East Lon- 

 yititde 73 (X; Elevation approximately sea level; Soil alluvial 

 loain (Var. Goradu) ; Average rainfall 3& 64/' ; Temperature 

 maximum 114 in May, minimum 43 in January. 



Area 44 acres. 



Superintendent Mr. Dattatraya Hari Tagdre. 



Season. 



2. The monsoon commenced early. The first shower of rain 

 came on the 16th June and by the 29th June there was sufficient 

 rain to sow all crops. Since the famine this was the first year in 

 which sowing could be commenced in June. The rain was quite 

 favourable for germination. During the first fortnight of July, 

 there was slight rain and cultivators were very anxious to have 

 heavy rains for transplanting rice. Seedlings of rice were rather 

 overgrown as they could not be planted till 25th of July. Heavy 

 rainfall on the 24th and 25th of July damaged the young cotton 

 plants to some extent. There was only an inch of rain during the 

 first fortnight of August. Bajri, Tal, Tuver, etc., crops grew 

 vigorously. Bajri grew very vigorously and promised a good 

 yield. About the middle of August, Kodra plants began to wither 

 in some places. On the 26th August there was a heavy rainfall 

 and the fine crop of Bajri was badly laid. The flowers were washed 

 off and the subsequent constant rain for a week caused the ears to 

 rot. This season there was Bajri smut very prevalent in the 

 district and naturally the farm suffered along with the rest, with 

 the result that the Bdjri crop was a total failure. Some of the 

 cultivators did not even take the trouble to harvest the crop as it 

 consisted of nothing but inferior Bjri straw. 



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