CHAPTEE VI. 



PRESENT CONDITION OF THE COTTON CULTTJBE IN THE SE- 

 VERAL DISTRICTS OF THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY. 1853 

 TO 1862. 



(288.) Stage of the # Cotton Experiment, 1853-62.— (289.) Survey of 

 the present Cotton cultivation in the Madras Presidency. 



(290.) First, Northern Circars : four Districts. — (291.) 1. Ganjam : 

 produce inconsiderable hut easily increased by money advances. — (292.) 

 2. Vizagapatam : Cotton grown insufficient for home consumption and 

 not remunerative. — (293.) 3. Godavari: Cotton supply larger but in- 

 sufficient for the wants of the District. — (294.) 4. Kristna : large Cotton 

 supply. 



(295.) Second, Eastern plain of the Carnatic : eight Districts. — 

 (296.) 1. Nettore : a grazing District. — (297.) 2. Madras : Native Cot- 

 ton not grown. — (298.) Experiments in Foreign Cotton : Mr. Shubrick's 

 successful cultivation of the Egyptian variety. — (299.) Experimental cul- 

 ture of the Brazil or Pernambuco variety by Dr. Mudge. — (300.) 3. North 

 Arcot: Red soil, and consequently no Indian Cotton. — (301.) 4. South 

 Arcot : inconsiderable quantity of Indian Cotton. — (302.) 5. Trinchin- 

 opoly : quantity of Cotton inconsiderable : mode of cultivation. — (303.) 

 6. Tanjore : Soil not favourable without irrigation, and with irrigation 

 the cultivation of rice is preferred. — (304.) 7. Madura : detailed report 

 from the Collector. — (305.) Soil. — (306.) Geology and topography. — 

 (307.) Climate.— (308.) Seed used and whence obtained.— (309.) 

 Character of the Cotton plant. — (310.) Mode of cultivation, time of 

 flowering, weight of Cotton wool per acre. — (311.) Manure. — (312.) 

 Diseases. — (313.) 8. Tinnevelly : Mr. Mayne's detailed report. — (314.) 

 Soil.— (315.) 1st, The Caresal, or Black soil.— (316.) 2nd, The Veppel, 

 or Black and Sandy soil. — (317.) 3rd, the Pottel, or stiff clayey soil. — 

 (318.) 4th, The Shevel, or Bed Soil.— (319.) Geology and topography.— 

 (320.) Climate.— (321.) Seed used and whence obtained.— (322.) 

 Character of the Cotton plant. — (323.) Mode of cultivation, time of 

 flowering, weight of Cotton wool per acre, etc. — (324.) Manure.— (325.) 

 Diseases.— (326.) Mr. Silver's report.— (327.) Queries of Sir William 

 Denison, with Mr. Silver's replies. — (328.) Letter from Mr. Hardy, 

 European Agent at Tuticorin. — (329.) Third, Central Table-land : 

 five Districts. — (330.) 1. Bellary : detailed report from the Collector. — 

 (331.) Soil.— (332.) Geology and topography.— (333.) Climate.— (334.) 

 Seed used and whence obtained. — (335.) Nature and Character of the 

 Cotton plant. — (336.) Method of cultivation, time of flowering, and 

 weight of Cotton wool per acre, etc. — (337.) Manure.— (338.) Diseases. 

 —(339.) 2.Kurnool: a Cotton-growing district.— (340.) Cost of transit : 



