The foundation stone of the Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute was built in 1906 and Sir Louis Dane, the then Lieut, and Governor of the Punjab formally opened the college in 1909. The number of students seeking admission to the College began to decline and the crisis was reached in 1913 when no new class could be formed. Under the circumstances, in pursuance of the recommendations of the course ofBoard of Agriculture at its meeting held in Coimbatore (India) in 1913, a modified course of Licentiate in Agriculture (L. Ag) was adopted. This course comprised of two parts. The first part consisted of simple practical instructions in Agriculture and elementary courses in scientific subjects while the second part the course was related to systematic courses in sciences allied to agricu...