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sugarcane tracts are still persevered with and I made an 

 inspection and reported as follows : — 



: I do not consider that there is any hope of success in 

 any of the neglectum varieties under irrigation. Broach 

 has already been tried and the results were very unsatis- 

 factory. 



" Cambodia seems to be the only good cotton so far that 

 thrives under irrigation and it seems to do well round 

 Poona where conditions are favourable. At Manjri, you 

 have tested it under irrigation for the first time. It has 

 received four waterings which are quite sufficient. As 

 regards spacing, we agree that the best distance is 3 feet 

 between rows and one foot apart in the lines. As to time 

 of sowing, I would advise it to be done as soon as the soil 

 is moist enough after the first rains." 



The total yield per acre was 347 lbs. of seed cotton and 

 the percentage of cotton to seed 40 ; 3. Messrs. Tata, Sons 

 & Co. reported as follows on a sample sent to them for 

 opinion : — " It has lost in length of staple and is also weak. 

 It shows deterioration. The value is Rs. 265 per candy 

 against Rs. 310 for Madras Cambodia." 



The value of the cotton produced is only Rs. 47 per 

 acre. The result is discouraging, but I have advised a re 

 petition of the trial. 



Agricultural College "Farm, Poona. — Although this is 

 not within the cotton tracts, a number of experiments on 

 cotton were conducted under very favourable conditions. 



Fourteen small plots of rosea were treated with varying 

 mixtures of farm-yard and artificial manures : the control 

 plots being unmanured or treated with farm-yard manure 

 alone. 



Messrs. Tata, Sons & Co. reported as follows on the 14 

 samples submitted to them : — 



" These are almost all alike with the exception of 

 Nos. 1, 7 and 11, which are a little better than 

 the others. Compared with type 23 (Khandesh 

 from Dhulia), they show no improvement, they 

 are a little inferior in length of staple and all 



