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Eyots adopt Dr. Wight's practice.— (269.) Refutation of the theory that 

 the climate and soil of India are unfitted for American Cotton. — (270.) 

 First, The theory is founded on the assiunption that Indian Cotton has 

 succeeded when 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.) Differences be- 

 tween India and the Mississippi do not prove that the soil of India is in- 

 imical to American Cotton. — (273.) Soil of Southern India : latter com- 

 pared with that of Georgia. — (274.) Climate of Southern India not so 

 congenial as that of Georgia : evil obviated by sowing in August or Sep- 

 tember. — (275.) Leading principles of Cotton culture in the' Carnatic: 

 sowing before the North-east monsoon and selection of soil. — (276.) Ob- 

 jection of Native Spinners to the soft and sUky fibre of the New Orleans 

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

 judice against the seed as food for cattle. — (278.) Nothing wanted to 

 secure a rapid extension of the American Cotton culture, but a steady mar- 

 ket and competition. — (279.) Cotton cultivation on the Coromandel Coast : 

 New Orleans, Sea Island, Egyptian, and Brazilian.— (280.) Partial suc- 

 cess 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 Pottiager's Government condemns Dr. Wig^ht's re- 

 port. — (283.) Recommends that, as the Farms had proved injunous, and 

 as the Agency was no longer necessary, all Government intervention should 

 be withdrawn. — (284.) Dr. Wight's protest against the conclusions of the 

 Madras Government. — (285.) First, The Government Farms had not 

 proved injurious, but the groundless suspicions of the Eyots. — (286.) Se- 

 cond, The Government Agency had not proved unnecessary, as it removed 

 the suspicions of the Eyots. — (287.) Eetirement of Dr. Wight and final 

 despatch of the Court of Directors, 1853. 



Marq[uis of Tweeddale succeeded by Sir Henry Pot- 210 

 tinger : breach between Dr. Wight and Mr. Finnic. 

 — In 1849 the Cotton experiment in India underwent 

 a new phase. The Marquis of Tweeddale had retired 

 from the Grovernment of Madras in 1848 ; and Sir 

 Henry Pottiager was now Governor of the Presidency. 

 Meantime the differences of opinion between Dr. Wight 

 and Mr. Pinnie had broken out into an open rupture. 

 This obsolete quarrel between the Superintendent of 

 the Cotton Parms, and an American Planter originally 

 engaged to act under his instructions, would of course 

 be unworthy of notice, did it not serve to illustrate the 

 stage at which the Cotton experiment had arrived. It 

 will have been seen that the views and the mode of 

 procedure of Dr. Wight and Mr. Finnic were diametri- 

 cally opposed. Dr. Wight had expressed his belief 



