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1829. December 31. Bombay Government report estab- 

 lishing a farm in Guzerat, under Mr. Finney; 

 another in Dharwar, etc., under Dr. Lush; 

 another in Salsette. Land offered for cultivation 

 of cotton. 



1830. 300 bales of Toomil cotton sent, and 25 bales from 

 Broach Farm. 



1831. Partial success at Cotton Farm established at 



Akra, near Calcutta. 



,, Bus want Sing, of Ahmednagar, encouraged to 

 grow cotton. 



1832. The Court do not approve of bounty, but direct 

 that land appropriated to the growth of cotton, 

 sugar, etc., should not be subject to a higher 

 assessment. 3,000 to 4,000 bales ordered to be 

 sent, if procurable, at Rs. 115 per candy. 

 ,, Disposal of cotton grown in the experimental farm 

 of Guzerat for Rs. 152 to 156 per candy. 



1833. Reports from Collectors of Cuddapah, Guntoor, 



Arcot, Salem, and Coimbatore. 

 ,, Farm subsidiary to that at Danda in Guzerat 



established, to be cultivated by ryots. 

 ,, Farm established at Segee Hullee, in Bedere 

 District, under Dr. Lush. White-seeded peren- 

 nial (New Orleans ?) succeeded ; also the Pernam- 

 buco and Egyptian. Agency for the purchase 

 of cotton from natives who had been instructed 

 in picking it clean. Screws and packing sheds 

 at Dharwar, Noulgond, and Gudduck. Natives 

 had the option of paying their rents in kind or 

 receiving a remunerative price. Foreign cotton 

 seed also tried in Dharwar, Poona, and the 

 Konkan. 



1834. Egyptian cotton seed and Egyptian cleaning 



machine applied for and supplied. 



,, Machine for cleaning cotton in Brazil applied for. 

 ,, Dr. Royle publishes an essay on the cultivation of 

 cotton in India in his " Illustrations of Hima- 

 layan Botany," pp. 84-101. 



1836. Guzerat and Southern Mahratta Farms broken up. 

 ,, Report of the proceedings of the East India 



