98 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



" Basis of valuation on 10th May 1912 : — 



Per candy of 784 lbs. 

 American Good Middling . . .7^. c.i.f. 



Rs. 



„ ... 365 Net. 



Fine Navasari ...... 340 



„ Surat ...... 320 ,, 



„ Broach ...... '285 



., Warora-Hingang'hat (Central Provinces) 290 „ 



„ Wardha ...... 285 „ 



„ Yeotmal (Beravs) .... 280 „ 



Good Tinnevelly 320 



" Basis of valuation on 13th May 1913 : — 



Per candy of 784 lbs. 

 Middling- American ..... 350 



Good Tinnevelly 330 



Fine Surat .' 320 



,, Broach ...... 292 



" Zamindari sample of Deshi cotton has all the charac- 

 teristics of Sind Punjab cotton. 



' American zamindari sample is reported to show good 

 deal of variation in the length as well as the strength of 

 fibre. It is valued at Rs. 5 lower than Surats. 



" An analysis of the report of your samples brings to 

 light the fact that Nos. 72F, 161F, 280F and 282F in point 

 of quality are by far the most desirable and it is quite 

 probable that no harm would be done if these are mixed 

 and treated under one number. You will then have a 

 cotton which would meet the requirements of manufac- 

 turers for a high grade class of cotton grown in India. 

 The only important doubt which remains in regard to these 

 is whether their production is on a par with the quality; 

 but this is a point which you have no doubt worked out, If 

 the production is really satisfactory, I would strongly re- 

 commend you to do as I have already suggested; mix 

 these numbers already given, test them on a large field 

 scale — and if the result is still satisfactory the seed could be 

 produced on seed farms for distribution in large quantities 

 to selected cultivators. If you wish to keep them up, a 

 number of the inferior types in your list could also be 



