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INDEX. 



the Cotton experiment, 28; succeeds 

 Lord Elphinstone, 67; approves the 

 suggestions of Mr. Simpson, 81 ; sub- 

 mits some queries to Dr. Wight, 82 ; is 

 in favour of the reduction of assessment 

 of lands under American Cotton culti- 

 vation, 122 ; submits some queries to 

 Mr. Finnic, 142 ; recommends Mr. Fin- 

 nie's visiting to England, 186; is suc- 

 ceeded by Sir Henry Pottinger, 203, 

 210 ; his views upon the experimental 

 farms, 218-221 ; purposes to establish 

 some model fields, 224. 



United States, 92. 

 Upland Cotton, 20,127,273. 



Veppel soil, description, 316. 



Vera Cruz, temperature of, 107. 



Village Joint Rent System, 10 ; evils aris- 

 ing from it, 14 ; its duration, 15. 



Verdooputty, unsuccessful culture of 

 American Cotton, 185. 



Virginia, first trial of the growth of Cot- 

 ton, 143. 



Vizagapatam, 9 ; rate of assessment, note 

 to 15 ; establishment of a Cotton Farm, 

 34 ; insufficiency of the Cotton, 292 ; 

 Cotton yarn imported from Calcutta, 

 ib. 



Wallajapet, Cotton imported from Bellary, 

 330. 



Weavers, Native, their rivalry with Cot- 

 ton manufacturers, 31; object to the 

 soft silky fibre of the New Orleans 

 Cotton, 276. 



Wedderburn, Mr., reports on the present 

 state of Cotton cultivation in Cudda- 

 pah, 242. 



Weeds, manner of removing, 52,53 ; found 

 in Cuddapah, 345. 



West Indian Cotton see Bourbon Cotton. 



White Cotton, 331. 



Whitney's saw-gin, note to, 26 ; its work- 

 ing, 31. 



Wight, Dr., 28 ; appointed to report on 

 the state of agriculture in South India, 

 34 ; succeeds Capt. Hughes, 41 ; his 

 plan of operations, 44 ; his tour through 

 Coimbatore District, ib % ; draws up notes 

 upon American system of culture, 48 ; 

 his remarks upon hoeing, 51 ; upon 

 ploughing and ridging, 54 ; upon the 

 growth of several plants, 56 ; his Cot- 

 ton meets the approbation of the Di- 

 rectors, 57 ; points out the causes of 

 the unfavourable results of his third 

 season, 62 ; his experiment of treating 



the Cotton plant as a biennial, 64 ; de- 

 termines to remove his farms, 66 ; his 

 opinion upon the localities bordering 

 Dharwar, 76 ; his answers to the queries 

 of the Marquis of Tweeddale, 82; his 

 new Cotton Farms in Coimbatore, 90 ; 

 his reply to the suggestion of the Man- 

 chester Association, 93 ; his notes on 

 the adaptation of the American plant 

 to the Indian seasons, 95 118 ; his plan 

 for extending American culture among 

 the Ryots, 119; applies for the re- 

 duction of Assessment on lands under 

 American Cotton cultivation, 121 ; pro- 

 poses to establish a number of small 

 farms at Coimbatore, 125 ; his labours 

 compared with those of Mr. Finnie, 

 126 ; sends saw -gins to Mr. Finnie, 131 ; 

 requests the Madras Government to 

 order Mr. Finnie to assist him in com- 

 pleting the Directors order, 138; sup- 

 ports Mr. Finnie in the purchase of 

 cattle driving machinery, 167 ; recom- 

 mends to Mr. Finnie the Ceylon Ma- 

 chinery, 169 ; his report on Mr. Finnie's 

 sample, 198; his system of purchase 

 compared with that of Mr. Finnie, 200; 

 breach between him and Mr. Finnie, 

 210; recommends the removal of Mr. 

 Finnie, 211 ; approves of Mr. Finnie's 

 proceedings, 214; his explanations to 

 Mr. Finnie, 216 ; ascribes the failure in 

 Coimbatore to the want of humidity, 

 229; the East Indian lads under him 

 ordered to go to Tinnevelly, 231 ; 

 Sir H. Pottinger directs him to break 

 up his establishment in Coimbatore, 

 232 ; visits Madras, 235 ; applies to be 

 permitted to sow and gather one crop 

 more, 236 ; reversal of the order of 

 Sir H. Pottinger, by the Directors re- 

 specting him, 237, 239, 240 ; cultivates 

 American Cotton by irrigation, 242 ; 

 postponement of his report, 243; reports 

 favorably upon the Cottage saw-gin, 

 249, compares the working of Dharwar 

 gin, Cottage gin, and hand gin, 253 ; 

 forwards the applica'ion of Mr. Bird to 

 Government, 260 ; completion of his 

 final report, 262 ; his final report, 263, 

 281 ; his report condemned by the Mad- 

 ras Government, 282 ; his protest 

 against the conclusions of the Madras 

 Government, 284 ; his retirement 287. 

 Wool, Cotton, growing demand, 31 ; sta- 

 tistics of the importation, ib. ; supplies 

 from the Godavery District, 34 ; 

 amount produced by Dr. Wight, 63 ; 

 comparative produce, 83; difficulty of 



