G. L. KOTTUR 



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Two hundred plants taken at random from the same field were examined 

 and the results are sliown in the following table : — 



Length of staple 

 Inches 

 0-5 

 0-6 

 0-7 

 0-8 

 0-9 

 10 



Frequency 



16 

 44 

 56 

 54 

 24 

 6 



These figm-es show very wide variation. The mean is 722 inches, hut 

 figures distinctly low^er than this are more conmaon than those much higher. 

 The standa'd deviation is I'lO and the co-efiicient of varilabiity is r57. As 

 the length and the uniformity of the staple is one of the most important 

 features in determining the value of a cotton it shows w^hat a large field there 

 is for improvement m both respects on an average Tiunvpta cotton as now grown. 



The attached cm've (Fig. 13) illustrates the variation occurrmg in the 

 staple of kunipta cotton. 



PluMts 

 GO 



