114 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 



In Vavli village the cultivators co-operate in having 

 their cotton ginned under their own supervision so that 

 they are certain of getting back their seed pure. The 

 difference in yield of clean cotton in ghogari as against 

 Broach Deshi is 14 per cent. 



The point to be decided was whether the farm at 

 Broach is suitable for the improvement work in ghogari 

 or whether it could be done more efficiently at Jambusar. 

 It is known that ghogari bolls open badly in the real black 

 soil but on the Broach Farm, where the soil is intermediate 

 in character, this drawback is not encountered. It is 

 therefore quite practicable to effect the selection at Broach 

 for the whole of the ghogari tract and villagers round 

 Jambusar would, no doubt, willingly agree to grow pure 

 ghogari for seed distribution. 



There are four types of ghogari cotton to be tested :-- 



(1) The first and typical has a large, round boll, with 



a high percentage of lint, which clings tightly 

 to the seed which has a white fuzz. This will 

 probably be the form ultimately selected. 



(2) The second is a large, pointed boll, and the lint 



does not cling so closely to the seed. The fibre 

 is finer and the fuzz is brown. 



(3) and (4) are small boiled equivalents of (1) and (2). 



On account of its high ginning percentage, its propor- 

 tion in Broach Deshi mixture is steadily increasing and it 

 would be safe policy to see that the cultivators get a hold 

 of the best ghogari that can be developed. 



Surat. Of the four cottons sent for valuation from 

 this centre, taking into consideration their outturns and 

 ginning percentages, they stand in the following order : — 



Per acre 

 R.S. A. 



(1) Selection II— General . . . 58 12 



(2) Selection I- A 53 4 



(3) 1027 A L F 50 6 



(4) Surti Broach Local . . . 46 U 



