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REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



Of four white flowered broad lobed neglectum and three 

 white flowered narrow lobed neglectum plant-to-plant 

 selections, one only was valued at Rs. 215 equal to Fine 

 Khandesh; the rest at Rs. 212, equal to Bengal cotton, 

 Rajputana style. 



An analysis of the outturns per acre of eight varieties 

 shows that they stand in the following order of their 

 value : — 



Serial 



No. 



Name of variety. 



1 



2 



3 



4 

 5 



6 

 7 

 8 



White flowered broad lobed Neglectum (Cutchica) 

 Khandesh Local ..... 

 Rosea ( Varhadi) ..... 



Buri 



Yellow flowered narrow lobed ( Vera) 

 Yellow flowered broad lobed {Malvcnsis) 

 Karkheli (Indicum) .... 

 Cambodia . .... 



Value of outturn 

 per acre of cotton. 



Ks 

 1125 

 1071 

 95-16 

 93-66 

 78-87 

 59-81 

 53-68 

 34-89 



The white flowered varieties of cottons, as usual, have 

 been proved to be the most profitable. It has also been 

 proved in the Deccan that the duration of these plants is far 

 longer than either in Berar or Khandesh and that the pro- 

 duction of cotton also persists over a longer period. 



Guzerat. — I supplied the following notes after the 

 inspection of the cottons on the experimental stations in 

 the province : — 



' Surat. — I consider that Selection IA and Selection II 

 are the varieties that should be persevered with, because, 

 of both, the outturn and ginning percentage are above the 

 figures of the local cottons and even above those of the 

 improved crosses already distributed. If the samples of 

 these varieties are submitted to me for valuation, I shall 

 have them thoroughly examined. 



