Bajri was damaged by rain. This year Guwttr alone seems 

 to be profitable. 



Trial of new crops, 



19. Cotton. The object was 



(1) to introduce Lalio and Wagad cottons which are exten- 



sively grown in the Ahmedabad District ; 



(2) to see whether I/ilio cotton can be grown profitably 



with irrigation. 



The results are as under : 



Lalio irrigated was a very promising crop but nearly half 

 the area was destroyed by *' wilt disease." 



20. Dhdr war -American cotton. About 20 gunthas were sown 

 with this cotton. The germination was not satisfactory. The ger- 

 minated plar ts were attacked with white ants and wilt disease. 

 The whole plot was ploughed in. 



The following varieties of cotton were sown on a small area 

 to see the variation in the percentage of lint due to differences in 

 soil and climate : 



