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The cross Christopher x Culpepper stands highest in 

 value. It is a good long stapled cotton but slightly weak 

 in staple. It can spin up to 24's and is valued at Rs. 345. 



Improved Cook and Improved Perry have both deterior- 

 ated and have very short and weak staple. They can spin 

 12's, value Rs. 300. 



Cambodia ordinary can spin up to 20's and is valued at 

 Rs. 325, and Cambodia selected can spin up to 16's and is 

 valued at Rs. 310. 



In the Gadag auction sale, the Cambodia cottons were 

 graded in five classes according to the percentage. 



The following are Messrs. Tatas' valuations on samples 

 from these lots : — 



" No. 2 with a percentage of 35-5 of the 2nd class is the 

 best. It can spin up to 24's. Value Rs. 330. 



No. 1 percentage 36-5 of 1st class * Can spin up to 



No. 3 percentage 34-5 of 3rd class > 20's. Value 



No. 4 percentage 33-5 of 4th class ) Rs. 320. 



No. 5 percentage 32-5 of 5th class. Can spin up to 

 16's. Value Rs. 310." 



The programme of future work should include selection 

 of Dharwar- American for quality and yield. 



There is a mixture of Dharwar- American and New 

 Orleans throughout the tract. The latter is not so resistant 

 to disease and climate as the former and the yield of the 

 Dharwar-American is better. Dharwar-American gins 

 32 per cent, against about 29 in New Orleans. The substi- 

 tution of a pure crop of Dharwar-American for the present 

 mixture with New Orleans should be persevered with. 



In Ranibennur Taluka Dharwar-American is almost 

 pure. It seems to be very difficult to cross artificially 

 Dharwar-American and Cambodia and only a small per- 

 centage of natural crossing occurred. 



In Cambodia, care should be taken not to carry too far 

 selection for quantity as there is a suspicion that the quality 



