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a gross return of Rs. 202 per acre ; roseum Rs. 122 ; Sinde- 

 wahi cross Rs. 81 and Bhuri Rs. 31. Cambodia is a plant 

 adapted for irrigation and it should always occupy a place 

 in any scheme proposed for growing irrigated cottons. 



For the purpose of rigidly testing the Sindewahi Cross 

 throughout the neglectum area, it was grown at the follow- 

 ing places. The results here given are based on valuations 

 alone, as the crop on account of the abnormal season was 

 not good and no dependence could be put on acreage 

 outturns. Taking the market price of the day of Fine 

 Broach at Rs. 100, we had in Khandesh; Dhulia at 101-2, 

 Jalgaon at 973; in Berar at Akola 97-3; in the Central 

 Provinces at Sindewahi at 95-4; in the Panch Mahals at 

 97-3; in Central India at Indore 76-8. The test is being 

 repeated during the present season at the same places. On 

 the whole we may assume that it is possible to have a short 

 season cotton which compares very favourably with Fine 

 Broach. The ginning percentage is 35, which is about the 

 highest obtainable in Broach. 



On the eastern side of the Central Provinces Mr. Clous- 

 ton has decided to exploit the bhata soil, which is a sort 

 of laterite covering large areas of country and bearing only 

 coarse grass, kodra (Paspalum scrobiculatum) and a little 

 rice. At Chandkhuri, under irrigation and green-manur- 

 ing, this soil grows most excellent sugarcane, groundnut, 

 jowar (Sorghum vulgar e) and Alexandrian clover. The 

 plots of Cambodia and roseum were very good indeed. The 

 value of the former works out to Rs. 172 gross per acre and 

 of roseum Rs. 77. 



A great deal depends on the amount of irrigation that 

 can be supplied, but it seems as if a new field has been dis- 

 covered for the cultivation of the high class Cambodia 

 cotton. 



Central India. 



In Central India, some varieties of local and other 

 cottons were tried in Malva but, owing to the abnormal 

 character of the season the out-turn and other figures were 

 not taken. Samples from Dewas and Uj jain were considered 



