122 REPORT Oh THK AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



^Irrigating the crop after the cessation of rains 

 is likely to prolong the period of maturity." 



In the Cambay State, 4 acres were put out, yielding at 

 the rate of 140 lbs. seed cotton per acre. The sample of 

 the clean cotton was submitted to Messrs. Tata, Sons & Co., 

 who remarked that " the cotton seemed to be carelessly 

 picked and ginned. It has retained the length of fibre and 

 silkiness. We value it on Dhollera Basis Rs. 10 below 

 Dhollera at Rs. 250. We may mention that if it had been 

 carefully picked and ginned, it would have fetched Rs. 265 

 per candy." 



In the Kaira District, at Shahpur also Cambodia was 

 given a trial. The crop suffered badly from insects and no 

 outturn figures were supplied, but the sample of the pro- 

 duct was valued at Rs. 270, Cambodia on the day being at 

 Rs. 290. 



Dhrangadhra (Kathiawar). — Half an acre of Cam- 

 bodia from seed supplied by us yielded 12 maunds 

 and 30 seers (510 lbs. of seed cotton), as an irrigated crop, 

 whereas Kanvi local cotton yields 10 maunds (equal to 400 

 lbs.) for half an acre in open fields; a mill-owner estimates 

 that Cambodia would fetch 16 per cent, more than the price 

 of the local cotton. A sample of this Cambodia cotton 

 was reported on as follows by Messrs. Tata, Sons & Co. : — 



It is out and out superior and is the best Cambodia of 

 the samples examined to-day. We value it at Rs. 320, 

 equal to Navasari and Rs. 5 over the basis of Madras Cam- 

 bodia." 



Further trials are to be made this season in dry land. 



The auction sale of Cambodia cotton. — The auction sale 

 of Cambodia cotton took place on the 19th April at Gadag. 



The area under this cotton was much limited during the 

 year owing to its failure during the year 1912-13. 



Purified Madras seed was distributed in the Gadag and 

 Ron Talukas of the Dharwar District. 



