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seed. On the other hand, white fuzzed seed appears to be 

 a fixed character and such seed breeds true. These facts 

 lead him to suppose that the colour of the fuzz may be a 

 character which conforms to Mendelian laws. Experi- 

 ments are still being persevered with towards the introduc- 

 tion of cotton into areas of land, lying waste partly owing 

 to the damage liable to be caused by wild pigs. It is ob- 

 served that cotton is not touched by these animals. 



It is gratifying that the demand for Naosari and 

 Cambodia cotton seeds is steadily increasing in the Karna- 

 tic. During the year under report both these cottons main- 

 tained higher ginning percentages and at the auction sale 

 realized as in previous years more encouraging prices than 

 the local Kumpta and Dharwar American as shown in the 

 statement below :— 



At Mirpurkhas in Sind, the highest yield of Sindhi 

 cotton was 1,304 lbs. per acre, the second best was at the 

 rate of 960 lbs. per acre. This is compared with 1.683 lbs. 

 seed cotton obtained in the previous year and with 1.2R0 

 lbs. in 1907. The best results have always been obtained 

 from April sowings of cotton. 



Some valuations by Messrs. Tata, Sons & Co. of cottons 

 grown on the Agricultural College Farm, Poona, are inter- 

 esting as they demonstrate two points : first, the influence of 

 an unsuitable environment on cottons which require a better 



