Administration Reports of Subordinate Officers of the Department of agriculture Madras For 1944-45

Owing to the prevalance of the epidemics of plague and smallpox in the surrounding places all the inmates of the hostel were protected by vaccination compulsorily. [...] Rice the chief item of the essential commodities for the hoste\ was obtained from the Central Farm and the Paddy Specialist as per orders of the Government. [...] The proceedings of the last meeting of the Board held in the month of March 1945 has already been communicated to the Director of Agriculture for necessary action. [...] No difference was noted in the cropping value of seeds of the same strains from the different seasons of the year except that the plants resulting from the seeds of the first crop flower a little later than the crops froin the other two groups or seeds. [...] If the output of paddy has to be increased in the 4odavari delta with the growing of a second crop a 50 duty should be maintained from the preparation of the land to the harvest of paddy crop.