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INDEX. 



the Madras Presidency, 289 ; 

 mode of, in Trichinopoly, 302 ; 

 in Madura, 310; in Tinnevelly, 

 328 ; in. Bellary, 336 ; in Cud- 

 dapah, 350 ; in Coimbatore, 360. 



Cotton districts, 17; statistics of, 

 18 ; large experiment in early 

 sowing throughout, 105. 



Cotton manufacturers, Great Britain, 

 their rivalry with native weavers, 

 31 ; Mr. Finnie requests permis- 

 sion to consult with them, 186; 

 they are advised to purchase Cot- 

 ton direct from the Byots, 224. 



Cotton, Mr. Finnie' s Tinnevelly, 

 196 ; Dr. Wight's report upon it, 

 198, 211. 



Cotton seed, high prices demanded 

 by the Byots for, 180; process of 

 cleaning, 206; high demands at 

 Coimbatore, 267 ; distribution of 

 the Egyptian among several Col- 

 lectors, 298 ; preparation before 

 sowing, 308. 



Courtalhim, enjoys both monsoons, 

 68; Mr. FinniVs tour, 133; his 

 departure from, 137 ; Mr. Fin- 

 nie's planting operations, 161 ; 

 successful culture of American 

 Cotton, 184 ; cessation of Mr. 

 Finnie 's operations, 203 ; sanc- 

 tion of a small model farm, 216. 



Crop, Cotton, sudden renovation of, 

 41 ; keeping down extraneous 

 vegetation until the ripening of, 

 53 ; comparison of those of the 

 four seasons, 65 ; rotation of, 90, 

 148 ; successive operations re- 

 quired, 150 ; Indian and Georg- 

 ian compared, 271. 



Cuddapah, 5, 9 ; description of the 

 soil, 16 ; one of the principal Cot- 

 ton districts, 17 ; trial of Ameri- 

 can saw gin, 34 ; the Collector re- 

 ports favourably on Dharwar saw 

 gin, 252; failure of the experi- 

 ment of Egyptian Cotton by the 

 Collector, 298 ; present state of 

 Cotton cultivation, 342 ; detailed 

 report of Mr. Murray, 343 ; of 

 soil, 344 ; weeds, 345 ; geology 



and topography, 346; climate, 

 347 ; seed, 348 ; character of the 

 Cotton plant, 349 ; mode of cul- 

 tivation, 350 ; manure, 351 ; dis- 

 eases, 352. 

 Cuxton, Mr., 232 ; is requested by 

 Dr. "Wight to report upon the 

 capability of the coast to produce 

 American Cotton, 242. 



Denison, Sir "William, his minute 

 upon the improvement of Native 

 Cotton, note to 219 ; his queries 

 upon Cotton cultivation in Tinne- 

 velly, 327. 



Devil's dust system, adulteration of 

 Cotton, 177. 



Dharwar, New Orleans Cotton suc- 

 cessfully cultivated, 76; success 

 of Mr. 'Mercer, 80; Mr. Morris' 

 tour through the district, 88 ; 

 favourable report of the two 

 American planters, 211 ; en- 

 couragement afforded for the 

 growth of New Orleans Cotton, 

 234 ; construction of a gin, 252 ; 

 advantages of American Cotton, 

 278. 



Directors, Court of, 29 ; endeavour 

 to get a supply of Cotton from 

 India, 32 ; send a Cotton cleaner 

 to the Madras Presidency, 34 ; 

 engage ten Planters in America, 

 35 ; disapprove of the plan of 

 Lord Elphinstone, 39 ; send an 

 American saw gin, 45 ; approve 

 the sample sent by Dr. "Wight, 

 57 ; the suggestions of Mr. Simp- 

 son, 81 ; of the Manchester Asso- 

 ciation, 105; order for 6000 bales 

 of East India Cotton, 120 ; decide 

 against the reduction of Assess- 

 ment on lands under American 

 Cotton cultivation, 123 ; object to 

 the use of hand gins, 1 68 ; de- 

 cline to permit Mr. Finnie to go 

 to England, 186 ; large shipment 

 of churkaed Cotton contrary to 

 their orders, 199; approve the 

 suggestion of Dr. "Wight to try. 

 churkaed with the ginned by En- 



