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KUMPTA COTTON AND ITS IMPROVEMENT 



From these figures it will be seen that " Dharwar No. -t " yields the 

 largest yield per acre of lini, but the staple is undesirable, and hence the strain 

 is one which in its present lorm it would not be wise to introduce. " Dharwar 

 No. 5 " yields less kapas per acre than ordinary humjtta, but its higher ginning 

 percentage, a percentage in fact altogether unprecedented in a kumjjta cotton, 

 gives it a great advantage in the matter of lint. A& its staple is also good, tliis 

 strain seems to have advantage which may lead to its general usefulness in 

 some parts of the kumpta area. For general introduction and use I prefer 

 the selection known as " Dharwar No. 1," but '' Dharwar No. 5 " may surpass 

 it as a commercial strain in certain cases, and in any case it will form an excellent 

 basis for crossing with a high quality, high-yielding type, which suffers from 

 having a low ginning percentage. 



Each of the five strains of cotton produced by selection from kumpta 

 ("Dharwar Nos. 1, 2 and 3 ") or by selection out of a Jcumpta-ghogari cross 

 (" Dharwar Nos. 4. and 5 ") possess certain special characters (P.ates VI 

 an 1 Vil), which may new be tabulated side by side. In determining these 

 figures, however, it may be stated that they have been obtained from the cottons 

 growing on similar soil, side by side, at Dharwar. All grew vigorously 

 there. The special characters of each of these strains are as follows : — 



Dhanvar No. 1. An erect and early type, suited for the whole of the 

 kumpta tract. Staple better than ordinary kwnpta. 



Dharwar No. 2. A bushy type. Staple not desirable. 



Dharwar No. 3. A bushy type, which has proved itself suitable tor the 

 transition tract. Staple better than ordinary kumpta. 



Dharwar No. 4. A semi-erect and early t\^e. Staple short. 



Dharwar No. 5. A bushy and late type, but with very high-ginning 

 percentage and good staple. 



The average characters of each type in a series of years of cultivation are 

 a° follows. (The standard of comparison in the last two columns is kumpta 

 cotton at Rs. 500 per candy) : — 



