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the chief cotton of Berar, is white, soft, strong, f { 

 inch long, but is usually rather leafy, i.e., contamin- 

 ated with fragments of broken capsules. Belati 

 cotton is grown in Berar and the Central Provinces ; 

 it is white, rather harsh and weak, and shorter than 

 Oomras proper. Khandesh consists of a mixture 

 of at least three varieties, and is therefore of irregular 

 length (with an average of f f inch), and is inferior 

 to Oomras proper ; it is usually somewhat leafy. 

 Barsi and Nagar cottons are, on the whole, of good 

 staple, but usually contain a good deal of " leaf." 



Hinganghat or Bani is a superior cotton, produced 

 in the valley of the Wardha in the Central Provinces. 

 The quality of this cotton has undergone considerable 

 deterioration, and its cultivation has declined owing 

 to its gradual replacement by a mixture of varieties 

 knoWn as " Jari " which yields a coarse, short lint. 

 Jari cotton ripens earlier than the Bani variety, is 

 hardier and less liable to disease or injury from rain, 

 and gives a larger yield ; it is therefore preferred by 

 the Indian ryots. Hinganghat cotton is a white, 

 lustrous, strong cotton, with a length of about i inch. 



Broach, the best and finest of the indigenous cottons 

 of India, is peculiar to the Southern Gujerat Province 

 of the Bombay Presidency. It is of good colour and 

 lustre, soft, silky, fine, and | i inch long. The 

 staple resembles that of American Upland cottons, 

 but unfortunately the variety has undergone serious 

 degeneration and some of the finest forms have 

 entirely disappeared. 



Dholleras. This cotton is produced principally 

 in the Native States of Kathiawar, and in smaller 

 quantities in parts of Northern Gujerat and in the 

 Cambay and Baroda States. The product is fine, 

 soft, fairly strong, and J -i inch long, but is usually 

 dirty and leafy. The quality of this cotton has been 

 impaired by the admixture of short-stapled varieties. 



Copmptas. This variety is grown in the Dharwar 

 district and somewhat 'resembles Broach, but is of 

 darker colour and less lustrous. It is soft, fine, 

 strong, and about i inch long, but is often dirty. 



Dharwars. This cotton is said to be an American 



