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The Guinea-grass plot was specially planted in the Athva area 

 near the buildings to remove the excess of water from the manure 

 pit and so long as it was kept there and received liquid manure 

 from the manure pit the yield was good. But when the planta- 

 tion was removed elsewhere to compare its yield with a plot of 

 fodder Jowar the Guinea-grass proved inferior to the latter. 



It will be seen from the statement that depriving Guinea- 

 grass of liquid manure has reduced the yield to less than half. 

 Of the total yield, nearly two-thirds is produced in the monsoon 

 season when there is no necessity for this grass. The raising of 

 a Jowar crop is apparently much more profitable to a cultivator 

 than growing Guinea-grass, It is also not advisable for a cultivator 

 to cultivate Guinea-grass which does not give him green fodder in 

 fair weather when he requires it. 



The yield of Jowar in the year under report was less because 

 it was grown on the same plot as that of 1905-06. No manure 

 was given either to Jowar or Guinea-grass. 



The experiment is considered to be conclusive and is dis- 

 continued. 



Measurements of irrigation water applied fco crops. 



5. These experiments as planned out last year with the 

 objects stated in paragraph 18 of the last year's report were 



