IOt> REPORT OF THE A< HUOULTURAL RESEARCH 



: During the past few years the cultivation of Cambodia 

 in the Madras Presidency flourished remarkably well in 

 garden soils commanded by well irrigation. The lands 

 then were well ploughed and the cultivators paid special 

 attention to its cultivation, including manuring, etc. Now- 

 a-days, however, any land is put out under this cotton and 

 the methods of cultivation are rough and ready. 



' All the fields under Cambodia were found to contain 

 plants of Uppam and Karunganni types to a considerable 

 extent. It is this admixture of inferior Madras cottons 

 which has been noticed by the trade and has rendered Mad- 

 ras Cambodia unsaleable as high class cotton. This ad- 

 mixture not only tells upon the ginning percentage, but also 

 on the quality of the fibre which is of vital importance in 

 the trade. 



'If some steps are not immediately taken to keep Cam- 

 bodia kapas perfectly pure from local kapas, the present 

 state of affairs will become still worse and this high grade 

 cotton will fall permanently to the level of the local cottons 

 in price." 



(/) Bombay. — Dharwar and Gadag Experimental Sta- 

 tions. — I supplied the following report on my inspection of 

 the stations : — 



1. Dharwar Farm, 14th March 1913. 



(1) There is a series of nine generations of Broach 



cotton showing a continuous deterioration to 

 the Kumpta or local type. We agreed that the 

 most practical method of maintaining the 

 Broach character would be to renew the seed 

 over the whole area once every three years. 



(2) In Kumpta selections, quantity should not be lost 



sight of. A particularly good strain seems to 

 be grown in the Sangli State and seed from 

 this locality should be tried against that locally 

 produced. 



(3) Cambodia is not suitable for Dharwar conditions. 



(4) Cross between Kumpta and Comilla. — If possible, 



plants with the Comilla leaf should be selected 



