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west, there is the so-calle^l hiahiad tract, with heavy rainfalJ, light soil, and 

 practically no cotton. East of this lies the typical kunijAa area, where in 

 the east of the Belgaum District and the centre of the Dharwar District lies 

 the transition tract, where rainfall, as typified by Dharwar itself, amount<5 

 on the average to 30 to 35 inches per annum. The actual average at Dharwar 

 for a period of forty-three years is 32*7 inches. To the east of this section 

 lies a drier tract where kimipta cotton is still grown, embracing the greater 

 part of the Bijapur District and the east of the Dharwar District. Here the 

 average rainfall is usually below 25 inches per annum. At Gadag, a typical 

 centre, the annual average rainfall for forty-three years has been 24:"9 

 inches. 



The striking feature of the rainfall in the kumpta tract is not, however, 

 the total amomit, but rather its distribution. This distribution extends o^er 

 a much larger period of the year than is the case in most Indian cotton districts 

 with the exception of those of the south of the peninsula. The most frequent 

 amount of rain received in each month (the ' nwde '), at the two typical centres 

 above named (Dharwar and Gadag), is as follows, takeii from the records of 

 forty-three years : — 



