200 COTTON IN THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY. [CHAP. VI. 



298 Experiments in Foreign Cotton : Mr. Shubrick's 

 successful cultivation of the Egyptian variety. — But 



whilst the soil of the Madras (Chingleput) district 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 Byot. Mr. Shubrick, the Collector, has been 

 highly successful in raising Egyptian Cotton, which 

 Proceedings received the approbation and thanks of the 

 Revemie ° f Board of Revenue and Madras Chamber of 

 13th April, Commerce. Unfortunately, Mr. Shubrick 

 i860. returned to Europe whilst the experiment 



was still 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 Tinnevelly, for the 

 purpose of carrying on the experiment in their re- 

 spective districts. The trial proved a failure. It 

 Mr Hudie seems probable, however, that the experi- 

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

 1861 ° Ct '' success had it been tried in the maritime 

 districts, and on soil more nearly approach- 

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

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

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

 Tinnevelly, the seeds obtained from Mr. Shubrick were 

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

 lector of the maritime district of Ganjam has expressed 

 an opinion, that Egyptian Cotton might be grown to a 

 great extent in his Collect orate within an easy distance 

 of the coast. 



299 Experimental culture of the Brazil or Pemambuco 

 variety by Dr, KTudge. — An equally interesting ex- 

 periment has been tried in Madras, with reference to 

 the Brazil or Pernambuco Cotton, by Dr. Mudge, 

 Surgeon Major in the Madras Army. The following 

 Letter from concise account of this experiment, and of 

 23rdjan Se ' some others with Egypti an and Bourbon seed, 

 18G2. '* has been kindly furnished by Dr. Mudge. 



