ilO REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 



is deteriorating. Amongst the introduced Americans 

 Peerless with a percentage of 40 is promising, but Cook, 

 Dickson, King's improved and Peterkin are too late for the 

 tract. 



Auction sales of Broach and Cambodia cottons at Dharwar 



and Gadag. 



These were held on the 30th April and 14th May 191(5, 

 respectively, under the control the of the Agricultural 

 Department. 



13,000 lb. of Broach seed including 3,000 lb. fresh seed 

 directly imported from Navasari and about the same 

 quantity of Cambodia was distributed at the beginning of 

 the season. 



On account of war difficulties 20 per cent, of Broach 

 seed was not utilized for sowing as the growers thought 

 that the prices for cotton would rule low ; a shortage in the 

 area also occurred on account of a prolonged break in the 

 rains ; the standing crop in some places had therefore to be 

 grubbed up for sowing wheat. 



The season proved to be very unfavourable to the cotton 

 crop in general and the average outturn of both the cottons 

 stood roughly at 150 to 200 lb. per acre, on a par with the 

 local cottons, Kumpta and Dharwar- American, which is 

 borne out by the fact that only 4,000 dhokadas were received 

 in the Dharwar market against an average of 20,000 per 

 annum. (Dhokada = \ Naga, 1 Naga= 1,344 lb.) 



488 dhokadas of Broach cotton and 722 of Cambodia 

 were received at the depots ; these were arranged in classes 

 of five different grades according to the high or low ginning 

 percentage of lint to seed cotton. 



The ginning percentage of Broach cotton ranged from 

 29-5 to 33-5 and that of Cambodia from 325 to 36-5. 



At the sales Broach fetched Rs. 165 to Rs. 190 and 

 Cambodia Rs. 195 to Rs. 220 per naga of 1,344 lb., indeed 

 very good prices; the prices were offered on the ginning 

 percentage as well as for quality. The quotations for 

 Kumpta and Dharwar-American on the same day were 

 Rs. 148 and Rs. 150, respectively. 



