24 



Experiments with new crops. 



19. Eight new varieties of groundnut, mz. 9 Java, East 

 Africa, Egyptian, Brazil, Barbados, Mauritius, Mozambique and 

 Senegal, received from different parts, were tried during the year 

 under report. Most of them naturally did not germinate well. 

 But by observing the growth of the surviving plants and count- 

 ing the number of nuts borne by each of the varieties, Mozam- 

 bique and Senegal seem to be the most promising. They will all 

 be tried during the current year under irrigation. The two best 

 will also be tried as kharif crops. 



20. The following 17 varieties of Tuverfrom different parts 

 were also tried at the Station : 



(1) Bilaspur No. 1. 



(2) Do. No. 2. + 



(3) Do. No. 3. 



(4) Sambalpur No. 4. 



(5) Do. No. 5. 



(6) Do. No. 8. 



(7) To. No. 9. 

 (S) Do. No. 10. 

 (9) Bangalore. 



(10) Variegated. 



(11) Bellari No. 35. 



(12) Do. No. 40. 



(13) Do. No. 43. 



(14) Arhar. 

 (16) Nadiad led. 



(16) Do. white. 



(17) Khandesh early. 



Of these, the following having done well are to be tried this 

 season for cross-breeding : 



(1) Bilaspur No. 1. 



(2) Sambalpur. 



(3) Bangalore. 



(4) Nadiad. 



(5) Khandesh. 



(6) Local. 



Of the above, Khandesh Tuver (early) was tried on a fairly 

 large scale to see if it could be introduced in the district for 

 mixture with Jowar and Eajri in order to minimize the trouble 

 of the cultivator of watching the late Tuvor long after the main crop 



