184647.] MR. FINNIE'S FOUR YEARS IN TINNEVELLY. 13 1 



CHAV. 

 MR. FINNIE'S TABULAE, STATEMENT. **' 



Time required to clean 



No. of Saws. 100 Ibs. of Seed Cotton. 

 h m. 



!No. 1 ,. .., 25 1 5 

 No. 2 25 2 7 

 No. 3 20 about 1 



Ibs. 

 Total of Seed Cotton in Ibs., Avoirdupois 1,700 



Total of Clean Cotton in Ibs. obtained from the Seed 370f 



Average of Ibs. of Clean Cotton obtained from 100 Ibs. of Seed 21-81 



Cotton Seed in Ibs. after separated from the staple 1,280| 



Average of Seed obtained from 100 Ibs. of Seed Cotton after 



ginning . . 75*33 



Loss and Trash from Thresher in Ibs 29| 



Do. per 100 Ibs. of Seed Cotton 1-73 



Loss and Trash under the Gin in Ibs 18 



Do. on every 100 Ibs, of Seed Cotton 1-06 



Loss and Trash and small particles of ^Cotton in Flue in Ibs 1 



Do. on every 100 Ibs. of Seed Cotton 0-06 



Impercepti 1 le loss in Ibs 1 



Do. on every 100 Ibs. of Seed Cotton 0-11 



n. A. r. s. d. 

 Cost for Seed Cotton of six Podhees at Us. 7-10 



(15s. 3d.) per Podhee 45-12-0 = 4-11- 6 



Cost of labour for ginning, or separating the Seed 



from the Cotton .... 7- 9- 6 = 0-15- 2~ 



Cost of cloth, sowing, packing, twine, and oil for 



gins ,,., 2- 7- 6 = -4-ll| 



Total cost of 1,700 Ibs. of Seed Cotton 55-13- = 5-11- 7f 



Deduct amount realized for Seed, Us. 1-6 (2s. 9^.). ... 7-15- = 0-15-10f 

 Net cost of 3 7 Of Ibs. of Clean Cotton, exclusive] of 



Establishment and Superintendence 47-14- = 4-15- 9 



Rate per candy of 500 Ibs. of Cotton after deducting 



amount realized for Seed 64- 9- = 6- 9- 1| 



Net cost per Ib. of Clean Cotton 0- 0- 3f 



