Department of Agriculture Central Provinces and Berar. Report on District Demonstration Work Carried Out in The Western Circle During the Year 1925-26

The 10-20 International Tractor at Dhanaj was idle for want of competent mechanic to operate the machine.io The following table gives the details of plough matche held in the district:— Ploughing Matches.—Successful ploughing matches were held at three centres all of which were successful in their main objects of showing the value of the iron plough and providing instruction in its use. [...] The strength of the herd at the end of the year was of 31 cows t5 male calves i 1 female calves and one stud bull making a total of 58 as against 41 of last year. [...] There was thus no agricultural assistant for the three taluqs for the whole of the busy season from October till the end of the year and the demonstration work consequently suffered a good deal. [...] The supply of pure seed was adversely affected by the p2rtial failure of the cotton crop and the outbreak of plague last year. [...] The following table gives the number of seed-farms and unions and the quantity of seed distributed by them :— Name of taluq.