AND COLLEGE, PUSA, FOR 1915-16 



105 



Basis of prices per candy of 784 lb. on 15th July 1916 : — 



Its. 



Berar Jari 270 



Fine Bengal 240 



Aligarh white-flowered. Compared with roseum 

 grown on the Akola Farm is almost equal to it except that 

 the Aligarh cotton is softer to the feel. Value Rs. 245. 



Saugor Jari yellow and white- flowered are ordinary 

 short stapled Rajputana style cotton. Value Rs. 235. 



Akola Farm. Ten samples of cotton received from the 

 Akola Station stand in the following order based on the 

 outturn per acre and valuations made in Bombay : — 



Rs. A. 

 (1) Blmri 116 10 



(2) Cutcliica . 



(3) Roseum 



(4) Bani 



(5) Berar Jari 



(6) Bani x Deshi Lahore 



(7) Vera 



(8) Malvensis 



(9) Bani x Mathio 

 (10) Bani x Roseum 



104 6 

 100 15 

 76 8 

 74 11 

 73 2 

 57 11 

 45 10 

 37 14 

 35 15 



Bombay. 



Jalgaon Farm. Mr. Leake's K 7. The plants are uni- 

 form, about 2 feet in height and fruit freely from base 

 upwards and every plant ripens a good number of bolls. 

 This variety came into flower on the 10th August and the 

 picking is expected in the first week of October. The pick- 

 ing of the local cottons will commence in the third week of 

 October. The cotton of K 7 is slightly superior to that of 

 the N. R., but the percentage is low. Owing to its early 

 ripening it ought to be sown a fortnight later than the 

 N. R. in order that it may not be spoiled, when ripening, by 

 rains. This might be tried in the lighter rain- fall area of 

 Dhulia where the crops are all in, by December. 



The sample of the cotton was valued by Messrs. Tata 

 .at Rs. 235 and it was reported to be quite similar to the 



