Report on the Working of the Department of Agriculture in the Central Provinces for the Year Ending on the 31st March 1938

1-8-0]GOVERNMENT OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN THE CENTRAL PROVINCES & BERAR FOR THE YEAR ENDING THE 31ST MARCH 1938 NAGPUR GOVERNMENT PRINTING C. P. & BERAR 1939Agents for the sale of Publications issued by the Government of the Central Provinces and Berar [NOTE.—Appointments of all official Agents in the United Kingdom and on the Co [...] The rice research scheme also financed by the Imperial Council has enabled the department to place at the diposal of the cultivators high-yielding coarse varieties of early medium and late paddies suitable for each of the main rice tracts of the province. [...] REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE DEPARMENT OF AGRICULTURE CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR FOR THE YEAR ENDING THE 31sT MARCH 1938 PART I.—ADMINISTRATION I held charge of the department from the 1st April to the 13th June 1937 and again on return from leave from 15th January 1938 till the end of the year. [...] An interesting demonstration of practical agriculture was provided by the boys at the time of the visit of the Ijon'ble Minister for Education on the 27th September 1937 and also at the Farmers' Day" held on the farm on the 6th February 1938. [...] The results obtained showed the following important chracteristics of the types of soils examined :— Matasi soils.—These soils are very poor in calcium carbonate throughout the profile and contain a low proportion of clay and a high percenage of fine sand the form er generally icreasing and the latter decreasing with the depth of the soil.