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Ryots 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 assumption 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 silky 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 Pottinger's Government condemns Dr. "Wight's re- 

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

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

 i be withdrawn.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

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

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

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

 -the suspicions of the Ryots. — (287.) Retirement of Dr. Wight and final 

 despatch of the Court of Directors, 1853. 



Marquis of Tweeddale succeeded by Sir Henry Pot- 210 

 linger : breach between Dr. Wight and Mr. Finnic 



J — In 1849 the Cotton experiment in India underwent 

 ; a new phase. The Marquis of Tweeddale had retired 

 from the Government of Madras in 1848 ; and Sir 



Henry Pottinger was now Governor of the Presidency. 



Meantime the differences of opinion between Dr. Wight 

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

 This obsolete quarrel between the Superintendent of 

 . the Cotton Farms, 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. Pinnie were diametri- 

 cally opposed. Dr. Wight had expressed his belief 



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