80 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL COTTON SPECIALIST 



FOR THE YEAR 1910-11. 



(G. A. Gammie, F.L.S.) 



I held charge of the appointment from the 1st July to 

 the 5th August 1910, when I proceeded on privilege leave. 

 During my absence, Mr. S. V. Shevade, B.Sc, held current 

 charge of my office. I resumed my duties on my return on 

 the 6th November and continued in charge until the end of 

 the year under report. 



In July, Londa, Dharwar Experimental Station, Gokak 

 Experimental Station and Vadgaon (all in the Bombay 

 Presidency) were visited. In the months of August and 

 September, Mr. Shevade visited Vadgaon, Dharwar, Gadag, 

 Kilgiri and Kumbarganvi. After my return from leave, 

 I visited Vadgaon and made a tour in the Central Pro- 

 vinces in the company of the respective Deputy Directors. 

 Khandwa, Raipur, Nagpur and Akola were visited. In 

 November, I also visited Dhulia and Ahmednagar. In 

 December, I again went to Vadgaon in connection with a 

 scheme to introduce cotton into this tract, and in January 

 I visited Khanapur, Londa, Belgaum and Desur with the 

 same object. In the same month I saw the cotton-experi- 

 ments at Sholapur. In February, I completed my observa- 

 tions on cotton growing in the Deccan, at Takari and Islam- 

 pur and joined the Deputy Director on tour in Gujarat, 

 visiting Navsari, Surat and Nadiad. In March', I met the 

 Deputy Director of Agriculture, Bengal, to advise him re- 

 garding the prospects of cotton cultivation at Chinsurah. 

 T again visited the Experimental Stations in the Southern 

 Mahratta Country. For the remainder of the period I was 

 engaged in laying down a series of trials in my experi- 

 mental station at Kirkee. 



