110 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



In forwarding this report I submitted the following 

 supplementary observations : — 



Dharwar Farm. — We agreed that in the series of 9 gene- 

 rations of Broach cotton it showed a continuous deteriora- 

 tion to the Kumpta or the local type and that the most prac- 

 tical method of maintaining the Broach character would 

 be to renew the seed over the whole area once every three 

 years. Messrs. Tata state as follows regarding a sample of 

 cotton grown from Broach new seed from Navasari : — 



This cotton has picked up some of the characteristics 

 of the soil and the climate. Being Navasari 

 seed it is superior to sawginned Dharwar and 

 Kumpta, but it has deteriorated in the Dhar- 

 war soil from its original quality as grown in 

 Navasari. This is owing, perhaps, to the high 

 altitude and dry climate of Dharwar. We 

 have marked that whenever Navasari has been 

 removed further away from the sea it shows 

 deterioration. We value this sample at Rs. 315 

 against Navasari Rs. 340." 



On a sample of cotton of Broach cotton from old seed 

 (acclimatized seed) the remark is as follows : — 



It has lost all its characteristics of Broach and has 

 deteriorated to the level of Kumpta and we 

 value it at Rs. 300. There can be no compari- 

 son between this and Broach cotton from new 

 seed as the latter retains its character of Broach 

 cotton, while the former has entirely lost it. 

 This has been valued at Rs. 300 while Broach 

 from new seed valued at Rs. 315 and original 

 Navasari at Rs. 340." 



In the Kumpta selections we agreed that quantity should 

 not be lost sight of. The sample from a plot grown with 

 this object in view was valued at Rs. 285 while a sample 

 of ordinary Kumpta was valued at Rs. 288 and another at 

 Rs. 290 ; while a sample of Kumpta selected for quality was 

 valued at Rs. 298; while of the special selections the 



