Report on the Working of the Department of Agriculture in the Central Provinces for the Year Ending on the 31st March 1937

1-8-0]DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN THE CENTRAL PROVINCES FOR THE YEAR ENDING THE 31ST MARCH 1937 NAGPUR GOVERNMENT PRINTING C. P. & BERAR 1938Agents for the sale of Publications issued by the Government of the Central Provinces and Berar [No'rE.—Appointments of all official Agents in the United Kingdon and on the C [...] The Central Provinces Livestock Improvement Association was formed on the 13th March 1937 and Government hopes that the activities of the Association will speed up the progress in the improvement of livestock and create a permanent interest in the matter. [...] Of the total number about half were the sons of malguzars and the remainder the sons of cultivators ; 74 belonged to the Hoshangabad district. [...] Mukerjee Bio-Chemist in charge of the Rice Research Scheme Raipur to the United Provinces the responsibility for the direction of the bio-chemical part of that scheme has devolved on the Agricultural Chemist as has also the supervision of the recently initiated Sann Hemp Research Scheme.. [...] The keeing of milch cattle in the cities could then -be prohibited and a cheap supply of pure milk would automatically icrease consumption much to the benefit of the health of the citizens and to the financial advantage of the rural gaolies who are now compelled to convert their milk into ghee.