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the best and Indore came last. The cottons of Malva are 

 naturally excellent and good results are anticipated from 

 the trials which have now been put in hand throughout the 

 tract. 



United Provinces. 



From the United Provinces, seeds of K22 were procured 

 from Cawnpore for trial throughout the neglectum area. 

 The test is being repeated and in the last season the follow- 

 ing comparative results were recorded. Taking the price 

 of Fine Khandesh at Rs. 100 we have it at Cawnpore at 

 Rs. 101; in Khandesh, at Jalgaon Rs. 97 and at Dhulia 

 Rs. 104; at Ii}dore in Central India at Rs. 103; at Dohad 

 in Panch Mahals at Rs. 85. The trials must of course be 

 continued to obtain decisive results but so far we may take 

 it as being only slightly in advance of Fine Khandesh. 



Fourteen samples t>f Upland Georgian cotton (the so- 

 called Cawnpore-American) were received, for valuation 

 and opinion, from the United Provinces. Two samples were 

 good for spinning 24's, 4 from 20's to 16's, 5 from 12's to 14's 

 and 3 for 10's and there is an extreme range of value per 

 candy — of Rs. 70. This clearly shows the amount of varia- 

 tion which may exist in one or any species of cotton and the 

 method of selection will depend on the aim of the grower 

 which may be assisted or frustrated by the many variations 

 in external conditions. 



A cknowledgments. I have again to thank Messrs. Tata 

 & Sons of Bombay who have assisted me for years in esti- 

 mating the values of many samples I have submitted to 

 them. My thanks are also due to the Secretary of the 

 Bombay Chamber of Commerce for the gift of standard 

 trade samples of Indian cottons. 



III. Programme of work for the year 1917-18. 



Major. 



(!) To visit and advise on points regarding cotton and 

 its cultivation whenever requested to do so by 

 the Provincial Departments of Agriculture. 



