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Samples from the Gadag Farm were arranged in the 

 following order : — 



Dharwar-American, Upland type selection, gave an 

 acreage return of Rs. 142, a ginning percentage of 36, and 

 a value of Rs. 640. The quotation for saw-ginned cotton 

 on the day was Rs. 615. A sample of ordinary Dharwar- 

 American gathered for comparison gave an acreage return 

 of Rs. 92-8, a ginning percentage of 31-4 and a value of 

 Rs. 620 per candy. 



Dharwar-American, New Orleans type, gave an acreage 

 return of Rs. 88-6-0, a ginning percentage of 32, and was 

 valued at Rs. 630. 



All these cottons are good for spinning 20s to 30's. 



In order to ascertain whether the qualities of fibre, 

 ginning percentage, etc., have any direct connection with 

 the condition of the soil, a number of soil samples from 

 representative tracts were taken and samples of cotton 

 were also taken from the same lands. 



The soil samples were submitted to Dr. Leather who 

 made the following remarks after their examination : — 



" The soils may be divided into two groups from the 

 chemical standpoint, namely, those containing high pro- 

 portions of carbonate of lime which are from the villages 

 Bhilavadi, Miraj, Sangli and Bijapur, and the remainder 

 which contain very much less. The former contain not 

 only a high proportion of carbonate of lime but also a 

 very low percentage of available phosphate and available 

 potash. The other group consists of the remainder, 

 namely, soils from villages Pachhapur, Dharwar, Huilgol 

 and Halgali. All these soils contain, comparatively 

 speaking, low proportions of carbonate of lime but rather 

 more available phosphate and potash; at the same time, 

 although the proportion of carbonate of lime in the soil 

 from these four villages is low for black cotton soil, it is 

 sufficient for ordinary agricultural needs. 



" You will see that the chemical analysis does not divide 

 the soils exactly as the physical analysis did, though one 



