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PRESENT POSITION OF COTTON. VICTOR

INVESTIGATION IN INDIA.

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WHAT THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT IS DOING In view of the extiaordinary situation that has arisen in the cotton trade, a "Note on the present position of Cotton Investigation in India," by Mr. Bemand Coventry, Oll disting Inspector-General of Agriculture in Indin, which has

just been issued, will be read with very great interest. It appears that this Note reply to the deputation of was prepared as Lancashire Members of Parliament, and of Indian and Lancashire Master Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers, which waited upon Lord

Jaly. Morley

27th

1910, and was intended to show the present pos tion of the Indian Agricultural Depart ment in the matter; and it is now pub- lished for pablic information. It snoms a pity that the Department of Agriculture should pigeon-holed such an interesting report havo for some months, when the whole of the cotton trado in the world is turning its eyes towards India an-a-possible-soures of supply of the raw material, and-desire-to-know what the Indian Government is doing to meet that denzend, However, better late than never, and we make the following dstreets from the Noto

The work for the improvement of cotton which has been done in the past is as under- With the exception of the trials with troo cottons which failed and have consequently been given up, work under all the other heads bas Leen continens and progressive and is at

Tory -present engaging a large share of attention of the Agricultural al. Department in the cotton areas. It stezis most necessary to emphasise this point, as it would appear that some of the members of tho depulation held quite opposite impressions. Thus Mr. Wadia, who represented the Bombay Millowners Association, stated that "so far most of the attention of the Government officials has been devoted to cotton raised from American or Egyption seed" and Mr. Johnson, represent-

ing the Upper India Chamber of Commerce, re peats almost the same thing. This is far from

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(5) THE TRIAL OF TREE COUTONH. As above noted, the Department has failed to areure any satisfactory results from these trials, and it has bet u decided to spend to more money

in this direction.

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ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL.CO.

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(1) SURVEY OF INDIGENOUS VARI TIES. In 1902 and succeeding years, samples of in- digenous cotton seed were obtained from all the provinces of India and grown at various centres. This collection become, in time, a complete representative of the many types of cation. grown in the country. A classified account of these was prepared by Mr. Gammie, then Economie Botanist of the Bombay Presidency, and was published as a handbook to help the workers in the provinces. The Provincial Economie Botanists hero farther beat making

(6) INTRODUCTION OF SUPERIOR COUNTRY,

of his report upon the year's working, said that a close study of the characteristics of the

There has been a marked extension of this the profits had been £9,119.95, and after adding various forms of the cotton plant grown in their respective provinces, the object being the line of work, especially in Bombas and $1,291.14'standing at the credit of Proft and their Madras. The introduction of Broach cotton Lors account last year, $10,411.09 bad been isolation, and maintenance of pure typer, t improvement in onttorn or quality by selection into the Southern Mahalta Country has been carried forward to the now account. The or hybridisation, and lastly the introduction of attended with considerable succes. On account Stable working of the Hotel had been much the improved plant into general cultivation. It ef its much bigter ginning percentage, its interfered with during the past year owing to manageшcat is fully recognised by the Department that the greater yield and superior colour, its cultivation radical changes in the staff and improvement of the indigenons plant rather is more profitable to rycts than the cal Kamp The working acconuts and receipts slowed than the introduction of exotics is the more ta cotton. The cultivation of this cotton has an increase of $70.000 over the previous so much advanced during the past two years year, although, the expenditure for the past fro important espect of the problem and the bulk of the work now being carried out is in this that at the annual auction cganised by the and a half ye rs had been entier than usual. direction.

Depertrent in 1910 entton was sold for a total He thought the sim trolders would agree that value of Rs. 1,11,155 as against Rs. 8,598 in they Lad the finest hotel in the Far East, Deal- ing with the future ho said that they proposed 1908.

to bare light comedy entertainments and to give balls and undertake other entertainment. Altogether $69,665.23 had been transferred to

mero then last your.

(2) SELECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEED. This line of work is now being followed by agricaltprints and botanists on Government Experimental Stations and the results obtain oil up to date are very encouraging. The expert opinion gues fo show that great improvement in

The introduction of puro Karangany in the Tinnevelly Distrot of the Matras Presidency lias been attended with similar success. This

pro

viold and quality of indigenous varietles can booristy yi ids lint of much befter quality than the Profit and Loss account, which was $21,316

effected by serd selection..

the mixture of Uppans and Karangany which is usually grown. Threngh the efforts of the Department, the cultivation of pure Karungany Las increased in recent years. It now predo minales all through the southern part of the district.

(7) IMPROVEMENT IN METHODS OF

CULTIVATION,

(3) HYBRIDISATION. Experiments in the hybridisation of cotton are being carried out en varions farms. Their progress is naturally slow, but they warrant the expectation of results of great importance, ospecially on the question of quality. At Sarat (Bombay), some of the best hybrids have given

The practice of growing cotton broodenst is a list valued considerably in excras of the local variety. Seed of a few of these hybrids was prevaloat in many parts of India, and experi distributed among cultivators in 1909. The ments are bring made to determine whether resulting crop was generally superior to drill sowing rad interculture apreciably affect and the oattern in quantity or quality. In certain grown

ordinary seed. the value obtained was per cont, more districts of the Madras Presidency, where the than that for Surat colton. In the United ryots used to sow their seeds Iroadenet, the Provinces, where the subject is receiving elmost introduction of drills has been a thorough suc the whole-time attention of the Economic Botanist, several oroses have been recently produced which give promise of being a great improvement on the present local varieties.

that

from

INTRODUCTION OF EXOTIC VARIETIES WE RE THEY HAVE BEEN FOUND SUCCESSFUL.

extension

ja

with

eses. Expert cultivators were, in the Arst instance, sent to teach the use of the country drill and bullock-bon and to demonstrate the value of improved cultisation. Implements alao were supplied free of cost and expert labourers sent to help the growers. The advantages of

widely the system are now becoming appre- Experimente bave been in pregress for the cisted, and many rycts have learned to tie the last seven years with exotic cottons, and the drill. The success of the operations may be experience gained goes to show that their roalised from the fact that in the Tienerelly the District, where two or three years before not most promising in

single field could be scen sown with the drill allavial plains of Upper India canal irrigation.

As a result of several stoat 2,000 acres were drilled or were other- experiments, it is believed that from 10.000 to wisa under improved cultivation in 1909. 20,000 acres of Egyptian cotton of the Metafis The general opinion among cultivators has been Variety can be successfully grown on the Jamrac Conal in Bind if Egyptian methods of cultivation are closely followed. It is now also certain that a good class of American cotton can be produced under average virumstances in Sind. In bsa a shorter growing period than local editon, and there is a very largo area on which it can be cultivated. During the current season, it is being grown in Upper Sind, where Hyderabad State, Central

be

that there is a saving of Rs. 1-8-0 in enltira- tion expensos per aero and a gain of abrut Rs. 16-worth of cotton in-favour of such cultisation. EXTENSION OF COTTON CULTIVATION. The possibility of extendingcotton cultivation in India has received a good deal of attention. The ares under Cotton has, es a fact, increased Bombay, Madras, expecially largely.

Frovinces and

in

st present there is no cetten, and also in some Central India, during the last three years, districts of Lower Sind. The establishment of and the export figures have sotually doubled. greatly extended, and the baying agencies will, however, a necessary Experiments have adjunct to its sucessful cultivation. Cottons Agricultural Departments are trying to find of the Upland American type seem to thrive in cat suitable localities where cotton cultivation ares under be introduced or where the call a certain treet of the Southern Mahratta Coan-

cotton is, however, really an economic one. If try. A

form et Upland Georgian priest the, high prices now rating for all cottons con- der the name of Cambodia has given great

in the Tinne-tinue, there is sure to be, in a very short time. promise. It is rapidly spreading i velly District of Medras, and the local Agri- the increased production required, and the desire as the cultural Department is trying to push its calli of the deputation of July last so far vation by free supply of small quantities of quantity, is concerned will be soon satisfied.

It will be seen from the above that a good seed, In the Bombay Presidency it has been giving very good results at Dharwar, Poons and deal of attention has been paid by the Depart type ment to the improvement of India cotton, and Surat.

In the Central Provinces, Bari, a typo

of Upland Georgian which has been in India that this attention has not teen entirely con for some time, is being pushed with success.fined to American and Egyptian varieties, bat It fires a better vield than the local Jeri ard that the indigenous kinds have received by far a position to has also a better

of lint and is wilt the largest share. Thus we are in a Fercentage resistant. About 40,000lbs seed of this cotton assure the Secretary of State and the members

rear and many

of the deputation that the endeavours of the cultivators was sold let year,

yards Indian Agricultural Department to improve have taken up its cultivation. In

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of the United Provinces, agricultural conditions Indian cotton bare, in no sense, been relaxed and seem suitable for the cultivation of acclimatized are not open the wrong lines, and that we are American cofton, but tho want of a market for doing all that can he expected of as- The long staple has restricted ex ended cultivation. Englishman (Calcutta). Similarly in the Punjab, owing to the wout of market the cultivation of the Dherwar American which has

proved suitable to

certain districts) bes not increased. A slightly higher price than that"

as well as ordinary marketing facilities are needed to ensura erlies tion on a really considerable scale. One great difficulty in persuading the fermer to cotton arises from bis iusbility to obta remuneration for the extra time and carcinoired in its production. The Agricultural Depart ments, by suctions and otherwise, have attempted to obtain fair prices for crops grown at their re- commendation,

n, but such intervention is limited in its extents. The establishment of agencies in fur of the more important cotton producing entres for buying lone staple cotton would band to the removal of this dificulty

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