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Nagpur. The Cawnpore-American at Cawnpore and 

 elsewhere was originally of many types, but Mr. Burt has 

 now satisfactorily purified it. As the result of spinning 

 trials the cotton is said to be slightly superior to Middling 

 American in all respects except that it has a proportion of 

 short fibres, a character which will probably be eliminated 

 by the methods of selection now being carried on. An 

 increase of 2 per cent, in the ginning percentage is also 

 possible and desirable. 



Kalai. Here Mr. Leake has a well-arranged farm for 

 growing his types and selections on a fairly large scale. 

 This farm will serve as a centre of distribution of a pure 

 supply of seed of the following varieties : — 



(1) A white-flowered indigenous cotton fit for the use 



of the eastern parts of the Provinces. 



(2) No. 7 or the white-flowered indicum which is being 



successfully introduced into Bundelkhand. 



(3) A red-flowered cross which will eventually replace 



the inferior but highly productive white- 

 flowered cotton of this tract. 



(4) A large boiled variety of smooth-leaved Upland 



from Persia. This is not promising and it will 

 probably have to be abandoned. 



I visited several localities in which Bhuri cotton 

 is grown, in the company of Dr. Parr and I agree with 

 him in thinking that it is quite suitable for this tract. 



Cotton operations in the United Provinces can be sum- 

 marized as follows : — 



In Mr. Burt's Division. The introduction of Cawn- 

 pore-American into localities with good soil and irrigation ; 

 the extension of No. 7, throughout Bundelkhand; the 

 introduction of an early-maturing variety for the eastern 

 parts. This, at present, is being evolved by Mr. Leake. 



In Dr. Parrs Division. The present extension of the 

 white-flowered indigenous cotton in place of the prevalent 



