224 COTTON IN THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY. [1853 62. 



CHAP, out and removed, whilst the rest was turned into the furrows 



.' and left. The Cotton was sown in small circular holes. 



" The exact quantity of Cotton obtained from these plants 

 is not yet known, but it has been very considerable ; and, so 

 far as reliance can be placed on one experiment, seems to 

 show that Bourbon and Egyptian staples will answer well at 

 the Presidency.*" 



300 (3) North Arcot s Red soil, and consequently no 



Mr. Robin- ^ n ^ian Cotton. This District, produces but a very incon- 

 mh 9le Dec.' siderable amount of Indigenous Cotton ; the average culti- 

 vation during the last five years being only fifty- seven acres. 

 The absence of the Black clay, which N ative producers con- 

 sider to be the soil best adapted to the growth of Native 

 Cotton, is the probable cause of the smallness of the cultiva- 

 tion. The Collector describes the soil of the District as being 

 a Red gravel ; and it may be added that this appears to be 

 the very soil which experience proves to be the best adapted 

 to the American varieties. 



301 (4) South Arcot : inconsiderable quantity of In- 

 dian Cotton. The Indigenous Cotton grown in this Dis- 

 trict is larger than in North Arcot, but is still incon- 

 siderable. The cultivation is confined to two or three thou- 

 sand acres. The Collector states that he has no observations 

 to offer on the subject. 



302 (5) Trichinopoly s quantity of Cotton inconsider- 

 able: mode of cultivation. In this District, about 6,000 



Mr.McDon- 



?e1S' s 3ut acres Black soil are sown every year with Indi- 



My ^ genous Cotton. Most of the Cotton grown is con- 



Feb. 1862. gume( } within the District, but a small quantity is 



exported in the shape of twist. The rates proposed 



by Mr. Newill in carrying out the new Revenue Set- 



* The Bourbon seed was sent to me by the Reverend W. Taylor of 

 Madras, and was raised in his garden. 



