



But in the case of Jowar, the results are different ; rotted cactus 

 manure yielded the highest and farm yard manure gave hotter 

 results than the no manure plot. 



This year the rainfall was not deficient for a Jowar crop 

 except in the case of the night-soil plot, but it was so for 

 cotton. 



The rotted cactus manure was made from fresh cactus cut 

 and buried in a pit for a full year. The total cost of labour for 

 making a ton of rotted manure camo to Rs. 2-2-0, L e. t very nearly 

 the same price as that of farm yard manure near, a big town or 

 where cultivators know the value of manure well and pay a good 

 price. But in country districts where farm yard manure can be 

 had cheaply, say about Ee. 1 a too, the cactus manure will be 

 dearer. 



The plots under these manures will be continued this year 

 to see the after effects of the manures without adding any fresh 

 supplies. 



8. Another manurial experiment on a crop of cotton with 

 ammonium sulphate versus no manure gave the following 

 results : 



9. Plots 38# and 3S& which grew Broach Deshi cotton 

 and Perio Jowar respectively were manured with ammonium 

 sulphate for comparison with other plots getting artificial manures, 

 but the yield of cotton was only 164 Ibs. even less than in other 

 artificial manure plots and the yield of Jowar is 1,313 Ibs. of grain 

 and 3,682 Ibs. of Kadbi which is nearly equal to other artificial 

 manure plots. 



Rotation and manurial experiments. 



10. As noted in last year's report the old cropping scheme 

 of the permanent series of experiments (in old Panas area) was 

 abandoned. Series I was sown throughout with Jowar, while 

 Series II was sown throughout with cotton except the first four 

 plots, half of each of which was treated differently and the yield 



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