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REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



Valuations furnished by Messrs. Tata, Sons Af Co., Bombay, on 21st 



September 1912 — contd. 



11 



19 



20 and 

 21 



22 



23 



24 



25 and 

 26 



27 



Do. 



12 to Selected 

 18 



Broach 



Lalio and Kanvi 



Kumpta . 



Black-seed. 

 Western. 



Surat Broach 



Surat Kanvi 

 and Lalio. 



Broach Hagari 



Remarks. 



These are from the general crops and are very much alike 

 except Nos. 2 and 6, which show a slight falling off in fibre. 

 All are inferior to No. 1 in staple. Value Rs. 300. 



Grown at Cumbum, the cotton has much deteriorated both 

 in colour and staple. The fibre is variable. AYe compare 

 it with Westerns, and Good Westerns at Rs. 265. We 

 value the sample at Bs. 260. 



Grown at Samalkot, it resembles Kumpta and find it equal 

 to No. 1, only slightly inferior in colour. Value Rs. 305. 



They ecpial the best class of Westerns. No. 12 has a slightly 

 reddish tint, but is better in staple. Nos. 17 and 18 are 

 slightly inferior in staple. With Westerns at Rs. 265, we 

 value No. 12 at Rs. 275, Nos. 13 to 16 at Rs. 270, and 

 Nos. 17 and 18 at Bs. 265. 



Grown on Bellary soil, it has deteriorated and has adapted 

 itself to the characteristic of the soil &nd has changed 

 into Westerns. We value it at Rs. 270, say Rs. 5 

 better than ordinary Westerns. 



Grown on Bellary soil, both have deteriorated and have 

 taken the appearance of Westerns. AA'e value them at 

 the price of Westerns, say Rs. 265. 



The Bellary soil destroys the originality of an exotic and 

 forces it to adapt itself to the soil and condition of the 

 district. Kumpta, too, looks like Westerns, but the length 

 of the Kumpta staple is maintained, hence we value it 

 Rs. 10 better than AA'esterns, say Rs. 275. 



The best indigenous cotton both in colour and length of 

 fibre. Value Rs. 275. 



Compared with No. 19 it has not deteriorated on Bellary 

 soil as the seed was recently imported. Value Rs. 280. 



Compared with Nos. 20 and 21 they show less deterioration 

 because the seeds are comparatively new. Value Rs. 270. 



Compared with No. 24 it is slightly longer in length of fibre 

 and we value it Rs. 5 higher, say Rs. 285. 



In forwarding this report I ventured to suggest the 

 following recommendations : — 



Nandyal (1 to 9 of my numbers). — All are worth experi- 

 menting with on a large scale to test their actual produc- 

 tion and ginning percentage. They are 10 to 20 per cent. 



