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Ixiii 



Oliphant, Mr. J., 287. 



Oodoomulcottah, a Cotton farm 

 established, 46 ; description of the 

 soil, 65. 



Oopum — See Indian Cotton. 



Ootacamund, Mr. Wroughton's ex- 

 periment, 66 ; enjoys both mon- 

 soons, 68 ; amount of Cotton pro- 

 duced by Mr. Wroughton, 72; 

 cost of cultivation, 74. 



Overseers — See Planters. 



Pattikondu, talook of, 340. 



Paulghautcherry Pass, enjoys both 

 monsoons, 68, 137, 356. 



Paupugny river, 346. 



Pelly, Mr., reports favourably upon 

 Dharwar saw gin, 252, 253 ; his 

 report upon the district of Bellary, 

 331—338. 



Pennar river, 346. 



People's Park, failure of the Brazil- 

 ian Cotton, 299 ; successful cul- 

 ture of the Egyptian and Bour- 

 bon variety, ib. 



Pernambuco, 20 ; successful culture 

 on the Coromandel Coast, 279; 

 experimental culture by Dr. 

 Mudge, 299. 



Petit Gulph, Dr. Wight cultivates 

 by irrigation, 242. 



Petrie, Mr., sent to superintend the 

 repairs of the gins, 61 ; recom- 

 mends to Mr. Finnie the Ceylon 

 machinery, 169 ; his opinions 

 about gins, 170 ; his best saw gin, 

 182. 



Philadelphia, 141. 



Planters, American, sent to India, 

 35 ; contemplated removal of 

 them to the neighbourhood of 

 Salem, 38 ; ordered to carry on 

 their operations in Bellary and 

 Tinnevelly, 86 ; four points neg- 

 lected in their experiment in 

 Coimbatore, 90 ; report upon the 

 partial suitability of Indian cli- 

 mate to American Cotton, 211. 



Planting, 151 ; Mr. Pinnie' s opera- 

 tions, 184 ; season for American 

 varieties in Madras, 299 ; for In- 



dian Cotton in Madura, 310; in 

 Tinnevelly, 323; in Cuddapah, 

 347. 



Ploughs, American, compared with 

 Native ones, 54. 



Plough, Native, used in banking up 

 the ridges, 52 ; compared with 

 American ones, 54. 



Pottel soil, description, 317. 



Pottinger, Sir Henry, 28 ; succeeds 

 the Marquis of Tweeddale, 203, 

 210 ; his neutral position between 

 Dr. Wight and Mr. Finnie, 212 ; 

 insists upon his resolutions con- 

 cerning the Cotton farms, 236 ; 

 condemns Dr. Wight's report, 

 282 ; recommends the withdrawal 

 of the Government Agency, 283. 



Press, hand, 61; expenses, 156; 

 recommended by Mr. Finnie, 190 ; 

 sanctioned, 191. 



Press, Mr. Finnie' s cheap Cotton, 

 195. 



Prince, Mr., contracts to cultivate 

 Cotton in Coimbatore, 241. 



Pruning, season for, note to 34. 



Pullicarny, Mr. Finnie' s report 

 upon, 89. 



Pulney Hills, 137. 



Punjah land, description of, note to 

 235. 



Puttahdars— See Byots. 



Bain, its effects upon Cotton shrub, 

 12; mean falls in the Carnatic, 

 109 ; in Madura, 307 ; in Tinne- 

 velly, 320 ; in Bellary, note to 

 333 ; in Coimbatore, 357. 



Baipore, 292. 



Bajahmundry, description, note to 



9 ; Cotton exported to Vizagapa- 



tam, 292. 

 Beade, Mr. Charles, reports on the 



extent of Cotton cultivation in 



Chingleput, 297. 

 Bed Cotton, 294. 

 Bed Loam — See Bed Soil. 

 Begur— See Bed Soil. 

 Bed Soil, description, 16 ; compared 



with Black Soil, 42 ; given to Dr. 



Wight, 48; result of the second 



