ABSTRACT
The second session of the Indian Science Congress is the first at which it has been possible to organise an agricultural section. To some people the very existence of an agricultural section is an anomaly. The departments of agriculture in the Indian provinces date their foundation as living and working bodies from about twelve or thirteen years ago. At that time scientific men were first obtained on a liberal scale, and Government and the public realise from what has been already done, what tremendous scope Indian agriculture holds for improvement if developed in a scientific spirit. In the early days of attempts at agricultural advice many recommendations were made which were considered as absolutely certain to give good Desuits. Over a large part of India agricultural progress depends, and is felt by the people to depend, on the discovery and utilization of underground supplies of water.
