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7.     Expansion.—Although no funds or staff have yet
been allotted, considerable progress have been made with the
new land being brought under irrigation. The Assistant
Superintendent (Fodder) is laying out the land on model
lines ably assisted by Veterinary Assistant, Daulat Ram,
who has taken readily to this work. The whole is being laid
out in 25 acre squares intersected with roads so placed
as to have no areas difficult to supervise. It is interesting
to watch the development of scrub and jungle into orderly
cultivated lands. It has also aroused some local interest, and
it is hoped that landowners will realise the benefits of rect-
angulation and have their lands surveyed and re-marked by
the Canal Department. Some four hundred acres of the new
land has been temporarily leased to tenants all of whom
are enthusiastic about the new system, now that their early
prejudices have been overcome.

It is proposed to square the old cultivated areas of the
Farm 500 acres at a time. The first survey has been made in
Mundiawala where the new layout is being carried out under
the enthusiastic supervision of Sh. Mumtaz Hussain, P.V.S.,
Deputy Superintendent (Fodder).

8.     Experiments.—Experiments with several varieties
of Fodder were carried out by Mr. W. S. Read, C.V.D.,
Assistant Superintendent (Fodder). That relating to Irungu
Cholam (Madras Juar) which he first introduced to the Punjab
in 1926 being of special interest. He reports as follows :—

"My experiments this year were confined to Sunflower, and seve-
ral varieties of Sorghum, viz., Juar seed from Madras (Irungu Cholam),
Sundhia Juar seed from Nadiad, Impey from Lyallpur and Saccoline
Juar from Sargodha.

"Sunflower.—This is the third year I have tried this crop. This
time from the second generation of the original seed received from the
United Provinces. The results have been as follows :—

'The green yield per acre was 477 maunds sown in October it is
ready to cut in January when green fodder is usually scarce. I have
never had sufficient seed to grow anything but a Rabi crop but I believe
the plant has great possibilities, as odd seeds I have sown at various
times have always germinated, and I have had a few healthy plants
growing in the open in the month of June without special care or treat-
ment. I hope to have more seed next year so that I can make monthly
sowings and collect data.'

"Irungu Cholam.—(Madras Juar). This I introduced in 1926,
and have since grown it both from imported seed, and from seed grown