INDEX. 



Ryots, 10; mode of their cultivation, 23; 

 their objection to cultivate Bourbon 

 Cotton, 36 ; receive instruction fivm 

 American Planters, 37 ; their agreements 

 with Dr. "Wight, 44 ; season in which 

 they sow seeds, 69 ; remunerative de- 

 mand required for the growth of Cotton, 

 73 ; their opinion about the Cotton Es- 

 tablishments, 79 ; extension of the im- 

 proved method of cultivation among 

 them, 84 ; their reluctance to adopt the 

 saw gin, 85 ; sowing season for them, 

 106 ; plans for extending the American 

 Cotton culture amongst them, 119 ; 

 advantages arising from an Agent, 129 ; 

 their unwillingness to adopt the saw 

 gin, 130 ; their co-operation essential, 

 134 ; Mr. Finnie's first intercourse 

 with them, 135, 136 ; reduction of as- 

 sessment not beneficial, 160 ; visit the 

 scene of Mr. Finnie's operations at 

 Aroopoocottah, 173; his transaction 

 with Brokers, Chetties and Agents, 175; 

 improvident and helplessly in debt, 176; 

 high prices demanded for seed Cotton, 

 180 ; their dealings with Dr. Wight, 

 213; the Marquis of Tweeddale sug- 



festion to establish some model fields ; 

 19; manufacturers, should purchase di- 

 rectly from them 221; assistance allowed 

 from theRe venue establishment,230; free 

 use of the Gin House, 233; resume all 

 the lands that Dr. Wight had contract- 

 ed, 241 ; prices of Cottage saw- gins to, 

 250 ; Mr. Thomas' method to induce 

 them to cultivate American Cotton, 158 ; 

 discussion respecting the purchase of 

 American Cotton, 260 ; cultivate Ame- 

 rican Cotton in Coimbatore, 264 ; their 

 previous reluctance to cultivate Ameri- 

 can Cotton connected with the exist- 

 ence of Cotton Farms, 265 ; their suc- 

 cessful culture of American Cotton, 266; 

 adopt Dr. Wight's practice of cultiva- 

 tion, 268 ; their groundless suspicions 

 an injury to the Farms, 285 ; their me- 

 thod of preparing the Cottonseed, 308. 



Ryotwary system, 13 ; its advantages, 

 14. 



Salem, 9 ; introduction of Bourbon Cot- 

 ton, 33 ; arrival of the Planters, 38 ; 

 failure of the culture of Brazilian Cot- 

 ton by Mr. Fischer, 299 ; extent of land 

 under Cotton cultivation, 353. 



Saw-gin, American, description of, 26, 

 trial, 34, 45 ; reluctance of the 

 Ryots to adopt it, 85, 130 ; Mr. Finnie's 

 first year's proceedings, 141; second 



year's proceedings, 163 ; its unntness for 

 Indian Cotton, 170; erection of three at 

 Aroopoocottah, 173 ; necessity for im- 

 proving the construction, 182; Mr. 

 Finnie's third years operations, 187 ; 

 cost of cleaning Cotton, 188 ; Mr. Fin- 

 nie's matured judgment against its use, 

 204; Dr. Wight's opinion, 210; Mr. 

 Finnie's last opinon, 238. 



Saw-gins, Dharwar, favourable reports, 

 252 ; its working compared, 253. 



Saw-gin, Manchester Cottage, note to 26 ; 

 description, 245 ; its trial upon various 

 Cottons, 247 ; expenses, 248 ; Dr. 

 Wight's favourable report, 249 ; prices 

 to .Natives and Europeans, 250 ; its 

 working compared, 253 ; cost of labour, 

 254. 



Saw-gin, Whitney's, note to 26. 



Scinde, 229. 



Scraping see Hoeing. 



Sea Island Cotton, 20 / places where it is 

 cultivated, 21; opinion of Mr. Morris, 

 40; manner of sowing, 49; treated as a 

 biennial plant in Egypt, 64; Mr. Fin- 

 nie's opinion about its growth inTinne- 

 velly, 127 ; Directors send some seed, 

 235; Dr. Wight cultivates by irrigation, 

 242 ; successful cultivation on the Co- 

 romandel Coast, 279. 



Sedashegur river, 365. 



Senna, Mr. Hughes', 33. 



Sevacausey, Mr. Finnie's planting oper- 

 ations failed, 161; erection of a cattle- 

 driving machinery, 167; sanction for 

 the erection of a gin-house, 171 ; unsuc- 

 cessful culture of American Cotton, 185; 

 Cotton plantation established by Mr. 

 Finnic, 203 ; gin-house and driving- 

 machinery erected, 207 ; Mr. Finnie's 

 opinion concerning the gins, 238. 



Sherman, Mr. Henry, succeeds Mr. Haw- 

 ley, 46 ; exchanges Cotton Farm with 

 Mr. Morris, note to 65 ; Sir H. Pottin- 

 ger directs him to be placed at the dis- 

 posal of the Collector of Coimbatore, 

 232. 



Shevel Soil see Red Soil. 



Shubrick, Mr., his successful cultivation 

 of the Egyptian varieties, 298. 



Silver, Mr., his report upon Cotton culti- 

 vation in Tinnevelly, 326 ; his replies 

 to the queries of Sir W. Denison, 327. 



Simpson, Mr., comes to Madras, 35 ; sent 

 to Tinnevelly, 37 ; removed to Coimba- 

 tore, 39 ; his report on the districts of 

 North Canara, 76 ; his opinion in the 

 failure of the Coimbatore farms to ex- 

 tend the culture of American Cotton, 



