Abstract
THE Government establishment at Saidápet has now been in existence about twelve years. It consists in part of an experimental farm, and in part of an educational establishment, in which, at the date of the last report, forty-one native students were receiving instruction in the science and practice of agriculture. The whole is under the superintendence of Mr. W. R. Robertson. The object in view is to improve the condition of agriculture in the Presidency. This is indeed urgently needed. With a large and increasing population, the soil is in general wretchedly cultivated, and reduced to a low state of fertility. The farm at Saidápet is the centre of many useful agencies. Here new crops, new breeds of cattle, and improved implements are carefully tried. Here the teaching of European science is reduded to practice, and methods of cultivation suitable to the conditions of Indian agriculture are perfected. While by means of the educational department by tours in the country, distributions of seed, ploughing competitions with different implements, and various other agencies, the endeavour is made to bring these improved methods into use by the native farmers.
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W., R. Agriculture in Madras 1 . Nature 27, 607 (1883). https://doi.org/10.1038/027607c0
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