40 AilKlCULTntAL AND t'OMMKRt 1AL 



government farm with American cotton, have themselves 

 adopted and arc rapidlv increasing it, as they rind it 

 vicMs a larger quantity per acre, and they get a better 

 price, even from the native weavers/' 



The culture of American cotton has been greatly in- 

 creasing in quantity ; from <>00 acres the first year (1842,) 

 to l.").(M)i.) acres this year, ls[.~>, Air. Mercer thought 

 that not less than l,(uo.u<MI Ibs. of American cotton 

 would he produced. This crop has now been ginned, and 

 4<i, <<!<) rupees (i>n.0i.i!) dollars) worth, at i>i>{ Rupees per 

 7*4 Ibs. (i.e. '}} dollars in round numbers) has been 

 bought from the ryots (farmers), lor transmission to this 

 country/' 



The further expense of this cotton amounted to 17V 

 rupee.-, (exchange value of a rupee is 1s. 10(1. or sav 4T> 

 ets.) Some of this cotton (!<" bales) was sold at Bombay 

 for 11:5 rupee's a candy, suid ili; 1 .")<)<> which were sent to 

 Manchester for ill j nee a pound, bavin/ cos! o:/ pence, 

 a pound. 



Mr. lilount wr<jte iri'iu Dharwar, l!n i following two 

 letters to Mr. i\ovle, viz.- " ! have much pleasure n 

 informing you, that the number of acres planted (his year 

 is in round numbers, 1.~>,1<I!I ic^ainst :!,4<lO in 1M4S, and 

 we have had a copious monsoon, and the expectation is, 

 there will be another good productive season; should 

 such be the r\vnt, I have no doubt the crop will double 

 it-elf another y. -ar- " />//'//''//, O/7. -J7, ls|'.. 



" The line crop of New Orleans, likely to lx realized 

 tin- season, \\ill, I think, induce a more extended culti- 

 vation of that variety ; I should not be surprised to see 

 the cultivation come up next year to :>0,()0l) acres. 1 

 have now completed the despatch of cotton purchased in 



