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Type VII comes to maturity early and gives an average 

 outturn of 800 lb. seed cotton with a ginning percentage 

 of 33 to 34 and staple averaging three-fourths of an inch. 



The cross arboreum x Mollisoni gives an outturn of 

 600 fb. seed cotton, with a ginning percentage of 33 and 

 staple of about three-fourths of an inch. This cross, w^hich 

 resembles Sanguineum in all respects, is now in its fifth 

 year and it is intended to start distributing its seed. 



At the Kalai Farm Type VII is grown on 35 acres. 



The crosses put out are : — (a) arboreum >. roseum, 

 purified white-flowers; (b) arboreum x roseum, purified 

 vellow-flowers, seventh generation; (c) arboreum x roseum, 

 purified pink-flowers; (d) arboreum x indicum var. Molli- 

 soni (Type VII), pink-flowers, narrow-lobed ; (e) arboreum 

 x Mollisoni, red-flowered, purified. 



At Cawnpore, under Mr. Burt, Black Rattler and other 

 fancy types of American cottons have been tried with fresh 

 seeds obtained from America but so far they show no 

 promise. 



Bhuri seemed hardier and better in growth than Cawn- 

 pore-American and also higher in ginning percentage. 

 The fibre of both, however, seemed weak. 



On the seed farm roseum appeared more promising than 

 either Type VII or Cawnpore- American. 



At Aligarh, the white-flowered local cotton (roseum) 

 seemed better than Type VII. This gives an average 

 outturn of 800 lb. seed cotton, with a ginning percentage 

 of 37 to 38. The cultivators in this Circle have been in- 

 dependently selecting white-flowered cotton seed. It is 

 possible that in the future the whole of the cotton in the 

 tract will consist solely of this. 



The conclusions arrived at by Mr. Mankad are that 

 (1) the local cottons are the same as those of Sind (a tract 

 with which he is familiar), but less hardy. (2) Of the pure 

 types, indicum var. Mollisoni and roseum, the former pro- 

 duces the better staple, but is poorer in ginning percentage, 

 (34) the latter gives a very high ginning percentage and it 



