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this tract, both in colour and length of fibre, but its 

 ginning percentage is unfortunately low, being only 22*2. 



On the Nandyal Agricultural Station selection experi- 

 ments are in progress with Northerns. By recent 

 valuation these are taken to be 10 to 20 per cent, 

 better than Kumpta, and 30 to 40 per cent, better than 

 Westerns. 



Seed of selection No. 2 is being distributed. Culti- 

 vators do not hesitate to pay 10 per cent, over the local 

 price for the selected seed. 



On the Koilpatti Station experiments are in progress 

 with types of Karanganni, which are uniform in ripening 

 and give comparatively large returns and high ginning 

 percentage. Strains from single plant selections are 

 being grown on a field scale; the most promising which 

 fulfil the desired conditions will be set aside for seed 

 distribution. 



The Uppam variety, which ripens earlier and is hardier 

 than Karanganni, will probably always appeal to the 

 cultivators who appreciate these points. Out of seven- 

 teen samples of selection Karanganni A type, six were 

 valued at Rs. 25 higher than the price of fully good fair 

 Tinnevelly; the rest of the samples were valued at Rs. 10 

 higher. Of eight samples of Karanganni C type, all 

 were valued equal to average fully good fair Tinnevelly. 

 Of eight samples of A/C of Karanganni type, all were 

 valued equal to ordinary fully good fair Tinnevelly. 



From Trichinopoly to Tinnevelly, Cambodia has 

 become a regular garden crop, replacing tobacco, chillies, 

 ragi, and other garden crops. The cultivation of this 

 seems to have spread considerably in the Nandyal Valley 

 along the Tungbhadra Canal, and in the Coimbatore 

 District also. The produce has unfortunately suffered 

 from admixture of inferior Madras cottons. This has 

 been detected by the trade, and has rendered Madras 

 cotton unsaleable as a high-class cotton. 



The cultivation of Bourbon and Nadan varieties seems 

 to be confined to the east of the Coimbatore District. 

 The former is a survival of the crop introduced as early 

 as 1817. The fields always consist of a mixture of the 

 two varieties, and remain as they stand for three to four 



