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The replacement of the obsolete and uneconomical plant at the Farm
(Dairy section) with up-to-date economical and improved plant is under
consideration.

81.   Buildings.—The annual petty repairs were carried out.

82.  Transfer of Farm land.—19.60 acres of Farm land have been
taken over by the Aerodrome and 30 acres have been leased out by
Government to the Hindustan Bicycle Manufacturing and Industrial
Corporation Limited.

83.   Visitors.— (1) Late Dr. W. L. Davies, Ph.D., D.SC., F.I.C,
N.D.A., Director of Dairy Research, Government of India, (2) Mr. D. N.
Khurody, I.D.D., Senior Marketing Officer to the Government of India,
(3) Mr. V. R. Rajagopalan, G.M.V.C, Bacteriologist at the Imperial
Veterinary Research Institute, Muktesar and (4) S. B. Sir Datar Singh,
Proprietor of the Montgomery Dairy Farm, Punjab, visited the Farm
during the year.

84.  Experiments.—Some animals do not come in heat for consider-
able periods after parturition, injections of detoxicated urine from cows in
advanced pregnancy are being tried in such cases and data collected.

A certain amount of khesari (Lathyrus Sativa) has been grown at the
Farm as a crop following paddy. Khesari is usually fed to the cattle in
the villages. There are, however, references in literature to its causing
paralysis of lower limbs in human beings. Four old bullocks were given
a daily ration containing one pound khesari per animal with effect from
17th November 1940. Subsequently two more bullocks were put on
a ration containing 2 lbs. of khesari per animal with effect from the 17th
January 1941. No ill effects have been observed so far.

During the busy agricultural season when bullocks are at hard work
it becomes difficult, at times to maintain them in good condition on
ordinary feeds. A supplement of 2 lbs. molasses per animal per day has
been tried and found satisfactory in providing a cheap source of energy
rich food.

Berseem seeds are not available locally and importing them from the
Punjab or North-Western Frontrier Province is generally costly. Experi-
ments on seed production were tried during the year. It was found that
the plants left after first and second cut grew too long and lodged badly,
while the plants left after the third cut—flowered and produced seeds.
The germination and outturn of crop from these seeds was not inferior to
the imported seeds.

Yield and cultivation experiments on son e natural grasses found on
the Farm have been started. Doob, Jamhar and Phulhar have been
planted in randomised plots. Half the plots are being cultivated occa-
sionally, whereas the other half are left un-cultivated. During the first
year these plots are under irrigation, but it is planned to continue them
without irrigation for the second yean