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eVviii Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XIV, 
some degree of safety. As time goes on such approximate 
results will become steadily less useful and, unless we have 
substituted accurate experiments for the crude methods which 
now only too frequently obtain, we may find ourselves in the 
unfortunate position of having to give to the ryot when he 
creased profit from agriculture outside of those furn si 
rise of prices. The moment it becomes apparent that geri 
but also at a large number of experiment stations s¢@ feet 
all over this broad land, manned by thoroughly traim 
who are filled with a zeal for accurate scientific 
accurate experiment or that fewer precautions : a 
are required in the case of agricultural than, for 
‘ of s 
et “pe roblems 
the immediately practical character. This is no doubt ae 
. agric ffi’ 
whic 
landed the British Empire on the brink of disaster. 
n our work we are, I think, being tempted (I w% ee 
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