Concluding Speech

Sir Venkata Reddi Nayudu, rising amidst cheers said that he felt he ought to congratulate the members of the Conference on a very successful seasion. He diclared that he was glad he was able to stop till the close of the conference, for he felt he had thereby become a better informed man. He,, however , felt that it was rather strange that all the paper contributed by the institution should have come mostly from junior officers and declared that, although it was landable of the Heads of sections to encourage juniors, he had expired a few at least from the senior officers, He also thought that some of the important crops--such as cotton and oil seeds--should have received some attention at the conference. Refering to Dr.Kunhikannan's paper he said he was of opinion that in a vast country like India there was soope both for small holdings and for capiitalistic farming and declared that what was really needed at the present moment for effecting improvement in Agriculture in India was the development of co-operation among villgers As regards State aid to agriculture. he said that he had long been having under contermplation the introduction of an act similar to the State aid to Industries Act. which he had the fortune to see through the Council recently and he promised in case he was again returned to the council, it would he his earnest endeavour to press for it with all the devotion he was capable of He said there were many anomalies in the present constitution of the Government, of which a Minister in change of Agricultural Development but without any power of control over Irrigation was but one, but he diclared that.whether he was a Minister in the next council or merely a Member,Agriculture would always be dear to his heart as he belived that its development was one of the best means of bringing about the uplift of the country :-