114 COTTON IN THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY. [2 ND . SEASON. 



CHAP, would be the u poor oppressed Indian Ryot" still. The 

 ' only difference would be, that he would change his Eu- 

 ropean master who had tried to deal fairly with him, for a 

 ruthless monied fellow countryman, whose sense of justice 

 would nob be very acute. 



161 Mr. Finnie's Second Season, 133:8-3:7: planting 

 operations succeeded at Courtalhzm but failed at 



Sevacausey. To return to the narrative of Mr. Finnie's 



proceedings inTinnevelly. At the commencement of the second 



Mr. Fin- season he planted some New Orleans Cotton at Courtallum, 



nie's let- A 



April Ind w ^ icn enjoyed the benefit of both monsoons, and also at 

 ?847. Si'.' Sevacausey, which enjoyed the benefit of only the North-east 

 ^Sg" PI monsoon. The results are not given in any detail. At 

 j and 279. Courtallum only a small quantity was planted ; but though 

 the land was bad, and the cultivation was much neglected 

 by the people who undertook it, yet the crop proved to be of 

 a fine quality, and under the circumstances produced a good 

 return. At Sevacausey the result was different Not a 

 plant lived through the long drought which generally pre- 

 vailed, excepting those which had been sown on one small 

 field, that had been cultivated and irrigated by a Ryot of 

 intelligence and zeal. This field yielded a crop of American 

 Cotton which was much liked by the people, and they ex- 

 pressed a willingness to plant it again the next year. Ac- 

 cordingly Mr. Finnie distributed seed, and agreed to take 

 ine's letter, the produce in seed Cotton before separation, at two rupees 



18th March 



i84s. Pari. per podhee of 280 Ibs. above the market value of the Native 



J<eturn A x 



O857) p. article. This purchase is said to have been insisted upon, 

 because the Ryots had found that they could not separate 

 the staple from the seed by their own rude churka ; thus 

 rendering it necessary that all American Cotton should be 

 separated by the American gin. The result properly belongs 

 to the proceedings of the next season; but it will perhaps be 

 sufficient to say that this crop also proved an utter failure. 



