The Punjab

We were in the State of Punjab from October 26 to 29.  The name Punjab means five waters and denotes the fact that the five tributaries of the Indus River run through the region. The Punjab is the home of the Sikh religion and a majority of the population is Sikh.  The Sikhs do not shave or cut their hair and the men often wear turbans.  The Punjab was divided during the Partition of India and Pakistan; many families were displaced and relocated.  This allowed India to perform a lot of land reform in this State.  The Punjab is probably the richest agricultural area in India.  In the Punjab, we stayed at the Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana and traveled to Amritsar to see the Sikh Golden Temple and visited KVKs at Patiala and Kapurthala.  We also visited farms near these KVKs

Amritsar

• Golden Temple in sacred tank
• Golden Temple in sacred tank with causeway
• Golden Temple in sacred tank from other side
• Panoramic view of Golden Temple in sacred tank
• Golden Temple in sacred tank, with Celina w., Mary B. and Ellen D.

Hands decorated with Henna

Ludhiana

• Home Science conference room in Ludhiana
• Lesson plan for Ludhiana Ag College Daycare Center
• Group photo at Ludhiana
• Poster of the Principles of Extension in India
• Poster of the Extension Outreach methods in India
• Steps for increasing wheat yields in India
• Mark L. and Dan R. with Horticultural Hosts in Ludhiana
• Andy N. with Horticultural Hosts in Ludhiana

Patiala KVK

• View of  Patiala KVK Station office and tent
• Patiala KVK Station Staff in Tent
• Poster room at Patiala KVK
• Station photographers at Patiala KVK
• Mike Pioch and display posters at Patiala KVK
• Home Science room at Patiala KVK
• Home Science clientele at Patiala KVK
• Tour group and hosts in field at Patiala KVK

Demonstration Rooms at Patiala KVK

• Machinery Demonstration Room (engine)
• Machinery Demonstration Room (work table)
• Bee Keeping demonstration room
• Group Photo at Patiala KVK

Dairy farm tour at Patiala

• Dairy Tour at Patiala
• Dairy Tour at Patiala
• Rice storage outside near Patiala
• Dairy farm group photo at Patiala
• another group photo at the dairy
• Close-up of hosts
• Close-up of others

Kapurthala KVK tour

• Fieldworkers harvest or weeding
• Fishpond
• Tour in field at KVK

Potato Farm near Kapurthala

• Group picture at Farm
• dairy at Kapurthala
• home and garden at Kapurthala
• Truck farm and corn behind dairy
• interior of new home at potato farm
• Pesticide storage room
• backpack sprayers
• Sorting seed potatoes out of storage for rots
• Bagging seed potatoes
• Fungicide tanks for potatoes
• Fungicide dip for seed potatoes

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