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ment account from the Ryots of Timievelly. (261.) Authority for the CHAP. 

 purchase refused by the Madras Government. (262.) Completion of Dr. 

 Wight's Report, May 1852. 



DR. WIGHT'S FINAL REPORT, 12TH MAY 1852. 



(263.) Stage of the Cotton experiment in 1849. (264.) Improved pros- 

 pects during 1850-51 and 1851-52. (265.) Previous reluctance of the 

 Ryots to cultivate American Cotton connected with the existence of the 

 Cotton Farms. (266.) Ryots encouraged by their own success to extend the 

 cultivation. (267.) Large results in 1850-51 and 1851-52. (268.) Ryots 

 adopt Dr. Wight's practice. (269.) Refutation of the theory that the cli- 

 mate and soil of India are unfitted for American Cotton. (270) First, The 

 theory is founded on the asstimption that Indian Cotton has succeeded 

 when the American has failed. (271.) Second, The theory is based upon 

 a comparison of crops grown in India, and of crops grown on 

 the Mississippi instead of those grown in Georgia. (272.) Differ- 

 ences between India and the Mississippi do not prove that the 

 soil of India is inimical to American Cotton. (273.) Soil of Southern 

 India : latter compared with that of Georgia. (274.) Climate of Southern 

 India not so congenial as that of Georgia : evil obviated by sowing in Au- 

 gust or September. (275.) Leading principles of Cotton culture in the Car- 

 natic : sowing before the North-east monsoon and selection of soil. (276.) 

 Objection of Native Spinners to the soft and silky fibre of the New Orleans 

 Cotton. (277.) Difficulty of separating the seed from the staple, and 

 prejudice against the seed as food for Cattle. (278.) Nothing wanted to 

 secure receive a rapid extension of the American Cotton culture, but a 

 steady market and competition. (279.) Cotton cultivation on the Coro- 

 mandel Coast : New Orleans, Sea Island, Egyptian and Brazilian. (280.) 

 Partial success of Mr. David Lees on the sandy Coast lands of Tinnevelly : 

 error as regards deep sowing. (281.) Sandy soils along the Coromandel 

 Coast adapted to the cultivation of American Cotton. 



(282.) Sir Henry Pottinger's Government condemns Dr. Wight's report. 

 (283.) Recommends that, as the Farms had proved injurious, and as the 

 Agency was no longer necessary, all Government intervention should be 

 withdrawn. (284.) Dr. Wight's protest against the conclusions of the Ma- 

 dras Government. (285.) First, The Government Farms had not proved 

 injurious, but the groundless suspicions of the Ryots. (286.) Second, The 

 Government Agency had not proved unnecessary as it removed the suspi- 

 cions of the Ryots. (287.) Retirement of Dr. Wight and final despatch of 

 the Court of Directors, 1853, 



