1CM REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 



Gadag Farm shows that Cambodia gives better results when 

 sown in the middle of September. The Divisional 

 Inspector of Agriculture has taken up this matter of find- 

 ing out the right season for sowing as a special study. 



The District Agricultural Officers during their tour in 

 connection with the inspection of the corp have found 

 Cambodia thriving much better in the village of Sudi in 

 the Ron Taluka and in the villages of Kurtkoti and Hul- 

 koti of the Gadag Taluka than in other places. The soil 

 and other conditions do not materially differ and the com- 

 paratively poor progress of the Cambodia cotton in other 

 places requires careful investigation. 



The outturn per acre varied from 400 lb. to 100 lb. 

 kapas with a ginning percentage from 32-5 to 37. In some 

 well-cultivated fields at Sudi the yield was 600 lb. per acre, 

 while the yield of Dharwar- American was not more than 

 500 lb. in any fields. Experience shows that Cambodia 

 thrives in years when the rainfall is moderate. 



1 am strongly inclined to believe after examining the 

 cotton that the staple of the Cambodia cotton has not only 

 become weak but has considerably deteriorated in length 

 also, i.e., the staple is both weak and short. Unless selec- 

 tion work is undertaken, I am afraid that this cotton will 

 lose its reputation. Experienced cultivators say that the 

 cotton bolls are now becoming smaller in size than they were 

 when the cotton was first introduced. 



The varying results of Cambodia cotton would always 

 be a strong factor against the possibility of its extension 

 in larger areas; the extension will also remain limited, as 

 the Dharwar-American cotton is very promising in the 

 Ranebennur Taluka and the adjacent parts. 



All the kapas was not received at the auction depot, as 

 the needy cultivators cannot wait till the auction sale is 

 arranged for. 



In all 1,189 dhokadas (4 Dhokadas = l Naga = 1,344 lb.) 

 were received at the depot. The cotton was graded in six 

 classes according to the ginning percentages. 



