CONTENTS. 



supply, 198 ; 2nd, Eastern plain op the Carnatic : eight 

 Districts, 199 ; (1) Nellore : a grazing District, 199*, (2) Madras : 

 Native Cotton not grown, 199 ; Experiments in Foreign Cotton : 

 Mr. Shubrick's successful cultivation of the Egyptian variety, 200 ; 

 Experimental culture of the Brazil or Pernambuco variety by Dr. 

 Mudge, 200 ; (3) North Arcot : Red soil, and consequently no 

 Indian Cotton, 202 ; (4) South Arcot : inconsiderable quantity of 

 Indian Cotton, 202 ; (5) Trichinopoly : quantity of Cotton in- 

 considerable : mode of cultivation, 202 ; (6) Tanjore : Soil not fa- 

 vourable without irrigation, and with irrigation the cultivation of 

 rice is preferred, 203 ; (7) Madura : detailed report from the Col- 

 lector, 204 ; Soil, 204 ; Geology and topography, 204 ; Climate, 

 205 ; Seed used and whence obtained, 205 ; Character of the 

 Cotton plant, 205 ; Mode of cultivation, time of flowering, weight 

 of Cotton wool per acre, 205 ; Manure, 206 ; Diseases, 206 ; (8) 

 Tinnevelly : Mr. Mayne's detailed report, 206 ; Soil, 207 ; 1st, The 

 Caresal, or Black soil ; 207 ; 2nd, The Veppel, or Black and Sandy 

 soil, 207 ; 3rd, The Pottel, or stiff clayey soil, 207 ; 4th, The Shevei, 

 or Bed soil, 208; Geology and topography, 208; Climate, 208; Seed 

 used and whence obtained, 210; Character of the Cotton plant, 210 ; 

 Mode of cultivation, time of flowering, weight of Cotton wool per 

 acre, etc., 210 ; Manure, 210 ; Diseases, 210 ; Mr. Silver's Report, 

 211 j Queries of Sir William Denison, with Mr, Silver's replies, 

 211 ; Letter from Mr. Hardy, European Agent at Tuticorin, 214; 

 3rd, Central Table-land : five Districts, 215 ; (1) Bellary : detail- 

 ed report from the Collector, 215 ; Soil, 215 ; Geology and topo- 

 graphy, 216 ; Climate, 217; Seed used and whence obtained, 217 ; 

 Nature and character of the Cotton, 217 ; Method of cultivation, 

 time of flowering, and weight of Cotton wool per acre, etc., 217 ; 

 Manure, 219 ; Diseases, 219 ; (2) Kurnool : a Cotton growing 

 District, 219 ; Cost of transit : the sole obstacle to increased pro- 

 duction, 219 ; Improvements in the quality must be effected by 

 the Merchants themselves, 220 ; (3) Cuddapah : present state of 

 Cotton as reported by Mr. Wedderburn the Collector, 220 ; De- 

 tailed report by Mr. Murray, the previous Collector, 221 ; Soil, 

 221; Weeds, 221 ; Geology' and topography, 222 ; Climate, 223 ; 

 Seed used and whence obtained, 224 ; Character of the Cotton 

 plant, 224. ; Mode of cultivation, time of flowering, weight of Cot- 

 ton wool per acre, etc., 224 ; Manure, 224 ; Diseases, 225 ; (4) 

 Salem ; Messrs. Eischer and Co., the only exporters, 225 ; (5) 

 Coimbatore : detailed report of Mr. Thomas, the Collector, 225 ; 

 Soil : Black, Red, and Alluvium, 225 ; Geology and topography, 

 ! ,- 226; Climate, 227; Seed used and whence obtained, 228 ; Cha- 

 racter of the Cotton plant, 228 ; Mode of cultivation, time of 

 flowering, weight of Cotton wool per acre, etc., 229 ; Manure, 231 ; 

 : Diseases, 231 ; 4th, Western strip or Malabar coast : three 



