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was valued at Rs. 360; one of the 10th generation at Rs. 345 

 and one of the 12th generation at Rs. 330. They remark 

 that this shows that freshly imported seeds sown on the 

 Dharwar Farm show good results, but as the seeds get old 

 the cotton becomes deteriorated. (Navasari of the day 

 quoted at Rs. 365.) 



In the Broach cotton auction held at Dharwar the crop 

 was divided into five grades based on the percentage : — 



1st class 

 2nd class 

 3rd class 

 4th class 

 5th class 



335 

 325 

 31-5 

 30-5 

 29-5 



One sample of each was remarked on as follows by 

 Messrs. Tata : — " All the 5 samples are almost alike having 

 very long staple, strong fibres combined with softness and 

 silkiness. They can all spin up to 40's ; value Rs. 375 equal 

 to the Bombay market rate of Navasari for the same day 

 and Rs. 345 for Kumpta." Messrs. Tata suggest that the 

 cultivation of such cottons should be encouraged as much 

 as possible ; as from the several samples they have examined 

 they find that the cotton grown in the Dharwar District 

 out of Navasari seed is the only cotton that shows such 

 uniformity and maintenance of strength and length of 

 fibre. 



Kumpta. The cultivator's sample of Kumpta cotton 

 was valued as equal to the best Kumpta cotton grown in the 

 district. It would spin up to 30's and it is priced at 

 Rs. 335 equal to the Bombay market rate of Kumpta on the 

 same day. 



The ordinary Kumpta of the Dharwar Farm is almost 

 equal to the last but is a little more silky, value the same 

 and it can also spin up to 30's. 



I would suggest that at Dharwar, the testing of the 

 generations of Broach should be continued although it is 

 fairly obvious that they soon deteriorate in value ; new seeds 

 should be introduced and tested yearly, and special atten- 



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