104 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 



Nagpur. I went over the cottons on the Nagpur Farm 

 with Mr. Graham, the Economic Botanist. He is working 

 out an early variety suitable for introduction into the 

 northern parts of the Central Provinces. 



The tall growing variety, which I selected out for him, 

 last year, comes quite true. Mr. Allan has discovered what 

 appears to be wilt-resisting Neglectum and this deserves to 

 be thoroughly tested. 



Jubbalpore. The experiments here are conducted with 

 the view of evolving a productive early variety for Seoni. 

 The yellow-flowered Saugor Jari is preferred here, on 

 account of its high yield. It has already been introduced 

 into Seoni and the two cotton tracts of the Jubbalpore 

 District. In this yellow-flowered Saugor Jari there are two 

 types of lint, one resembling that of Malvensis, the other 

 Vera. Mr. Graham has picked bolls of each from single 

 plants for further test, as it is clearly necessary to make 

 a more rigid selection of Saugor Jari than has already been 

 done. 



In C 10 there is a distinct evidence of crossing between 

 Jari and Mooltan. The result is promising and Mr. 

 Graham has taken the bolls of one good plant for further 

 test. 



JPowarkhera Farm. Saugor Jari yelloiv-floivered. 

 Ginning percentage from 36 to 39. The plants Avere uni- 

 form on the whole, being of the Jari or Vera type, with a 

 very slight tendency towards Malvensis. 



Saugor Jari white-flowered. Ginning percentage 37 

 to 40. In appearance it differs a little from the preceding; 

 but there is perhaps not such a strong tendency in the direc- 

 tion of Malvensis. 



Aligarh white- flowered. Percentage 38 to 42. Does 

 not appreciably differ from the white-flowered Saugor Jari, 

 though, on the whole, the lint may be coarser; samples of 

 cottons were supplied by the Superintendent. 



Messrs. Tata report as follows on the samples sent 

 from this Station : — 



