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" I am of opinion that the Malvensis or the Malvi cotton 

 is really the only high class cotton of the Malva tract and 

 if that were purified, no foreign variety could possibly 

 surpass it in excellence. 



' As regards Central India, I would recommend that the 

 following trials should be made in as many cotton areas as 

 possible : — 



(A) For high class soils — 



(1) Local Malvensis. 



(2) Bani x Deshi Lahore from Sindewahi Farm. 



(3) Bhuri from Akola. | Controlled by irnga- 



(4) Cambodia from Gadag. } tion if possible. 



(B) For the inferior soils of the Nimari tract — 



(1) Local roseum. 



(2) Akola roseum. 



(3) K 7. 



' From valuations received from Messrs. Tata on various 

 cotton samples sent from the Indore Farm, the so-called 

 local cotton is valued at Rs. 225 and is said to have no 

 characteristic of the cotton of the district. The variety 

 vera of the same farm is reported to be characteristic of 

 the cotton of the district and is valued at Rs. 280, the 

 market rate of the day for Indore cotton. It has fair 

 staple, but it is inferior to the Sindewahi Crosses Bani x 

 Roseum valued at Rs. 285, and Bani x Deshi Lahore valued 

 at Rs. 295. I had a comparison made specially because I 

 was in search of a better cotton for Central India. I con- 

 sider that Bani x Deshi Lahore is in every way superior to 

 Malvensis. As far as appearance goes, there is no tangible 

 difference and the growing period is the same. 



" Cambodia, wherever possible, should be started under 

 irrigation early in the season so that it can be ripened before 

 the severe cold weather begins. The true Malvensis of the 

 Central Provinces has been abandoned on account of its low 

 percentage of 32 not allowing it to compete with the coarser 

 varieties of high percentage, but it is quite probable that 

 Bani x Deshi Lahore will take its place." 



