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CHAPTER VZ. 



PRESENT CONDITION OF THE COTTON CULTURE IN THE 



SEVERAL DISTRICTS OF THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY, 



185362. 



(288.) Stage of the Cotton Experiment, 1853-62. (289.) Survey of the 

 present Cotton cultivation in the Madras Presidency. 



(290.) First, NORTHERN CIRCARS : four Districts. (291.) 1. Ganjam : 

 produce inconsiderable but easily increased by money advances. (292.) 

 2. Vizagapatam : Colton grown insufficient for home consumption and not 

 remunerative. (293.) 3. Godavari : Cotton supply larger but insufficient 

 for the wants of the District. (294.) 4. Kristna : large Cotton supply. 



(295.) Second, EASTERN PLAIN OF THE CARNATIC: eight Districts. 

 (296.) 1. Nellore : a grazing District. (297.) 2. Madras : Native 

 Cotton not grown. (298.) Experiments in Foreign Cotton: Mr. Shu- 

 brick's successful cultivation of the Egyptian variety. (299.) Ex- 

 perimental culture of the Brazil or Pernambuco variety by Dr. Mudge. 

 (300.) 3. North Arcot : Red soil, and consequently no Indian Cotton. (301.) 

 4. South Arcot : inconsiderable quantity of Jndian Cotton. (302.) 5. Tri- 

 chinopoty : quantity of Cotton inconsiderable : mode of cultivation. (303.) 

 6. Tanjore: Soil not favourable without irrigation, and with irrigation the 

 cultivation of rice is preferred. (304.) 7. Madura : detailed report from the 

 Collector. (305) Soil. (306.) Geology and topography. (307.) Climate. 

 (308.) Seed used and whence obtained. (309.) Character of the Cotton 

 Plant. (310.) Mode of cultivation, time of flowering, weight of Cot- 

 ton wool per acre. (311.) Manure. (312.) Diseases. (313.) 8. Tinnevelly: 

 Mr. Mayne's detailed report. (314.) Soil. (315.) 1st. The Caresal, or Black soil. 

 (316.) 2nd, The Veppel, or Black and Sandy soil. (317.) 3rd, The Pottel, or 

 stiff clayey soil. (318.) 4th, The Shevel, or Red Soil. (31 S.) Geology and 

 topography. (320.) Climate. (321.) Seed used and whence obtained. (322.) 

 Character of the Cotton Plant. (323.) Mode of cultivation, time of flowering, 

 weight of Cotton wool per acre, etc. (324.) Manure. (325.) Diseases. (326.) 

 Mr. Silver's report. (327.) Queries of Sir William Denison, with Mr. Silver's 

 replies. (328.) Letter from Mr. Hardy, European Agent at Tuticoriir 



