Vlll 



Statement showing the Cultivation of Cotton in the 



To 







1853-54. 



1854-55. 



1855-56. 



1856- 





Districts. 



















Extent. 



Assess- 



Extent. 



Assess- 



Extent. 



Assess- 



Extent. 









ment. 





ment. 





ment. 









Acres. 



Rupees. 



Acres. 



Rupees. 



Acres. 



Rupees. 



Acres. 



1 





3,923 



5,667 



2,645 



4,436 



5,178 



8,810 



4,598 



2 



Vizagapatam... 



5,304 



35,316 



5,010 



35,033 



5,104 



35,093 



5,109 



3 



Rajahmundry 



4,904 



11,257 



8,921 



19,651 



8,224 



17,352 



7,762 



4 



Masulipatam... 



... 



... 



7,814 



8,881 



9,454 



9,524 



9,022 



5 





97,345 



1,40,474 



89,616 



1,35,043 



1,05,470 



1,49,657 



97,163 



6 





11,230 



14,068 



13,696 



15,405 



14,178 



13,731 



14,126 



7 



Cuddapah 



67,629 



1,02,261 



75,112 



1,13,197 



65,908 



95,898 



75,801 



8 



Bellary 



2,13,654 



2,75,013 



1,66,840 



2,14,254 



1,24,108 



1,61,868 



2,60,577 



9 





1,07,098 



84,819 



1,04,459 



84,176 



1,00,237 



75,401 



1,16,408 



10 





... 



••• 



... 



... 



2 



8 



1 



11 



North Arcot ... 



... 



••• 



28 



71 



41 



74 



66 



12 



South Arcot.... 



1,831 



5,015 



2,228 



4,327 



4,903 



10,639 



3,135 



13 



Tanjore 



4,443 



5,106 



3,259 



3,957 



3,077 



3,805 



2,969 



14 



Trichinopoly... 



5,997 



9,042 



6,099 



9,932 



5,227 



8,017 



8,070 



15 





81,056 



1,25,118 



79,151 



1,25,390 



52,016 



87,748 



69,974 



16 



Tinnevelly 



1,33,640 



1,19,508 



1,34,634 



1,21,751 



1,25,038 



1,15,755 



1,61,035 



17 



Coimbatore,, 



1,13,919 



1,81,343 



1,15,527 



1,75,985 



1,35,920 



1,55,414 



91,053 



18 



Salem 



13,908 



21,743 



13,799 



20,932 



10,491 



16,004 



11,900 



19 



Canara 

















20 



Malabar 

















21 





















Total 



8,65,881 



11,35,820 



8,28,838 



10,92,421 



7,74,575 



9,64,798 



9^047 



