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REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



Basis of valuation — 



Fine "Warora . 

 „ Ghat (Chikli) 



„ Akola 

 Mathio . 



Rs. 



300 



27S 

 268 

 250 



Dhulia — Messrs. Tata were good enough to supply the 

 following valuations and remarks on the samples sent from 

 this station (10th April 1913) :— 



Serial 

 No. 



2 



3 



Name of 

 variety. 



Rosea 



Cutchica 



Vera 



Malvensia 



Khandesh Jari 



Bani 



Cornilla 



Remarks. 



It has all the characteristics of Fine Khandesh cotton, only 

 it is slightly better in staple than the usual run of Khan- 

 desh cotton for which we value it Rs. 8 higher than Fine 

 Khandesh (basis Fine Khandesh, Rs. 272), say Rs. 280 per 

 candy. 



No improvement, practically Fine Khandesh. Value Rs. 27 

 being the basis of Fine Khandesh. 



2, 



It has lost its Khandesh characteristics and has the colour, 

 staple and feel of Bani Berars. Taking Rs. 320 as the 

 basis of Bani Akola, we value it the same price, Rs. 320 

 per candy. 



It is like No. 1. The feel, however, is better, which advan- 

 tage is counterbalanced by the staple being slightly in- 

 ferior. We value it at Rs. 5 more than Fine Khandesh 

 (basis Rs. 272), say Rs. 277 per candy. 



It is ordinary fully Good Khandesh cotton. Value Rs. 202 

 (same as fully Good Khandesh, basis of Rs. 262). 



It is equal to No. 3 and of the same value, say Rs. 320 per 



candy. 



In the Khandesh soil and climate it has slightly lost its 

 native harshness ; in all other respects it remains Assam 

 cotton. We value it at Rs. 275 per candy, say Rs. 15 

 better than Superfine Bengal (basis Superfine Bengal, 

 Rs. 260). 



Valuations. — All samples received were submitted to 

 Messrs. Tata, Sons & Co., Bombay, for valuation, and cor- 

 dial acknowledgment is due to them for their kindness and 

 promptitude in giving opinions on cottons whenever sub- 

 mitted to them. 



