1853-62.] CENTRAL TABLE-LAND : FIVE DISTRICTS. 215 



during the year, one in February and one in June. 



i Cotton is planted in the month of October and Novem- 



3 ber, and deliveries begin to take place in April. Cot- 

 ton is all bought on contract for delivery under heavy 

 advances to the sellers, viz., about three-fourth of its 



, value, and for delivery in periods varying from two to 

 four months." In a subsequent letter, Mr. Hardy 

 says, — " I do not think that saw gins will be introduced 

 in Tinnevelly, for the staple of the Tinnevelly Cotton 



1 is shorter than that of Dharwar." 



3rd, Central Table-land : five Districts —This large 329 

 territory between the "Western and Eastern Grhauts 

 slopes away from west to east, and from south to 



, north ; that is, from the great western chain of moun- 



\ tains to what might be called the eastern hills ; and 

 from the southern territory of Mysore, which has a 



j mean elevation of 3000 feet, to the northern districts 

 of Bellary and Cuddapah, where the mean elevation 

 is 1600 feet. It embraces five districts, viz. — (1) 



j Bellary, (2) Kurnool, (3) Cuddapah, (4) Salem, (5) 

 Coimbatore. 



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



I "Bellary is one of the largest Cot ton-gro wing Mr Hatha 

 districts in the Madras Presidency. The way's letter, 



1 Collector reports that nearly 600,000 acres ^th June, 

 are available for the cultivation, and of 

 these nearly half w r ere planted with Cotton during the 

 season of 1860-61. The land is tolerably accessible 

 to the ordinary country carts at all times, save during 



' the rainy weather. A sufficient quantity of Cotton is 

 obtained for consumption within the district, and a 

 large quantity is exported to Madras, Bangalore, Wal- 



j lajapet, and Coomptah. These lines of communication, 

 with the exception of the one to Coomptah, appear to be 



j in good order." The following extracts from a detailed 

 report furnished by Mr. Pelly, the Collector, in reply 

 to Professor Mallet's application, are worthy of record. 

 Soil. — " Attempts have at different times been made 331 



( to introduce the cultivation in this district Mr p e u y > s 

 of the American Cotton ; but the experiments letter, 7th 

 have generally failed. The Cotton grown Ma ^ 1858 ^ 



