200 COTTOir Df THE MADRAS PEESIDENCT. [CHAP. TI. 



298 Experiments in Foreign Cotton : Mr. Shubrick's 

 successful cultivation of the Egyptian variety. — But 

 wHlst the soil of the Madras (Ohingleput) distrifet was 

 not adapted to the growth of Indian Cotton, it has been 

 found very favourable to the American varieties. Gar- 

 den experiments in general are not very reliable, inas- 

 much as the plant receives far more care and attention 

 under such circumstances than it can possibly receive 

 from the Eyot. Mr. Shubrick, the Oolleetor, has been 

 highly successful in raising Egyptian Cotton, which 

 Proceedings received the approbation and thanks of tbe 

 ReTCmie °' Board of Eevenue and Madras Chamber of 

 istiiApni, Commerce. Unfortunately, Mr. Shubrick 

 I860. returned to Europe whilst the experiment 

 was stiU under trial, and his Cotton plantation seems 

 to have been neglected, and consequently failed. Seed, 

 however, was forwarded to the Collectors of Cuddapah, 

 Bellary, Kurnool, Coimbatore, and TinneveUy, for the 

 purpose of carrying on the experiment in their re- 

 spective districts. The trial proved a failure. It 

 M H di - seems probable, however, that the experi- 

 ston's letter, ment might have stood a better chance of 

 1861.*^°''' success had it been tried in the maritime 



districts, and on soil more nearly approachT 

 ing to that of Madras. It has already been seen that 

 Black soU is well adapted to the growth of Indian Cot- 

 ton, but not to the growth of American ; but even in 

 TinneveUy, the seeds obtained from Mr. Shubrick were 

 planted in Black land. On the other hand, the Col- 

 lector of the maritime district of G-anjam has expressed 

 an opinion, that Egyptian Cotton might be grown to a 

 great extent in his CoUectorate within an easy distance 

 of the coast. 



299 Experimental culture of the Brazil or Pernambueo 

 variety by Dr. Mudge.— An equally interesting ex- 

 periment has been tried in Madras, with reference to 

 the Brazil or Pernambueo Cotton, by Dr. Mudge, 

 Surgeon Major in the Madras Army. The following 

 Letter from Concise account of this experiment, and of 

 M^auff' ®°'^® otherswithEgyptianandBourbonseed, 

 1802. ' has been kindly furnished by Dr. Mudge. 



