The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-20
COTTON IN INDIA.

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Ing and Packing Excellence Of the Native
Seeds, kc.
From the Times Of India, April IL
The report of Mr. W. Walton, the acting cotton Com
missioner, the cotton crop OF the Northern Division
completes the statistical account Of the present position
of cotton cultivation throughout this presidency This
portion OF the report Is even more encouraging than that
the southern Division, where the increase in area
under cotton in 1867 L. in exotic cotton II per cent and
IN native In the Northern Division the increase in
area for 1867 IS for exotic cotton ssH per cent
| cent Then as TO out-turn: the increase in the
| Southern Division was, for Indigenous cotton
northern portion OF the presidency the increased yield
this year In 1866 is In exotic cotton $40 per cent sub
This increase in the better variety is due
nearly as much to improved yield to increased
breadth under cultivation Mr. Walton tells that
exotic cotton this year has produced 20 pounds clean
cotton per acre. compared with 80 pounds in the
previous These statements need some explana
ton. and is required lest the public at home should
be mised the important question OF exotic vers,s in
digenous cotton cultivation In writing on Mr. Waton's
report on the Southern Division remarked that it
seemed to furnish demonstration in favor OF Guilt
waiting exotic cotton In preference to any native
variety, but we ventured to anticipate that
dence tending to qualify such conclusion would
be gathered by the Commissioner when in the
Northern Division In face of the great increase
yield OF "exotc' cotton returned in the report
before u.s. our surmise would appear to be very mis-
taken one And yet when the matter is looked
Closely 1t will be seen that there Is mistake unless
II be in the misuse in the report OF that very excellent
and distinct termexotic The report says By far tn
greater part the exotic cultivation was carried ON in
Khandeish. II will however be seen that the said
exotic cotton is not foreign cotton at all it
derived The report goes say that he Collect
or, Mr. Ashburner introduced a superior cotton from
Berarn and it Ia this transpaned variety which has
shown such splendid results We not referring to
this fact with any wish 10 discourage the cult OF
New Orleans and Egyptian. wherever the soil and elm
ate are suitable for those exoics.
Those interested in the stability Of cotton trade
viii look forward with great interest the result of the
large and carefully conducted experiments in the Ahme-
dabad zllah, with New Orleans and Egyptian seed as
mentioned by Mr.. Walton. Yet he speaks WITH some
caution to the prospects OF cotton in Gu2erat
and probably there well as in Khandesh
fully selected ind eenous might even succeed better
than the foreign varieties In Khandeisb, taking tho
simple test OF yield to breadth sown that Dhar
war, Egyptian Peruvian, Sea Island, and tho New
Orleans accmased, haze all failed, compared nth he
na.ipe Hingnghdt and Berur Seed icich has produced
some serenity pounds Of clean cton 20 the
the native plant that tho yield of the old Khandesh
variety, convenient for mixing purposes has
dwndled literally to handful Of eight pounds.
Khandeish is the only cotton producing zah in the
Northern Division besides Guzerat; and Mr.. Walton
with all before him that has been done in
home OF "Suratsn thinks that the field OF Khan
desh may become the most important cotton district
of this presidency"
No doubt the very full report on the Khandeish col
ectorate has been duly by our readers that
need not dwell the specially interesting facts
corded in it but we DESTROYS TO keep that this
great agricultural triumph has not been accomplished by
means Of exotic seod-as for want Of correctly
descriptive term it IS written by Mr.. Waton-bat
SEED
troduced into Khandeish by Mr.. Ashburner, and the
cultivation OF which has been assduously promoted
only by the collector himself but BY Mr. Hewe the
cotton inspector, and others who could be named The
Collector OF Khandesh states In his that there are
In the district oss capable OF producing cot
ton, OF which only 436 $3.50 under cotton in this
abundant year. observe that from these figures in
the report the inference drawn that cotton planting
is not yet onethird Of what It reasonably be in
creased TO" In Khandeish II Is clear whether the
Collector M Walton responsible for this inference
but there must be some falacy in It. When the Com
hio ~
Of land capable OF producing cotton the Dharwar dis
rc he reminded his readers that the necessary roa-
such land being occupied with cotton in any one
year. II that rule DO applied to Khandesh, II would
seem that the 43o acres now under cotton nearly
approach tho proportion that the cultivation lean
sonaby be increased to-
It win be ssrviceable IL we here bring together the
in the same way as We did for the Southern division
Tho comparison between the present year and the last
| may be stated as follows
Acres under cultivation
1867 ;s:sS9 s q, 8;
Showing an increase in 1857 Of Os per Cent in
exotic cotton and decrease q eight per con. in native
os.d sss' s. cs.d Ms1s 5. cs.a as.a' a.
SO s ssss i lss s1 rs rs
Showing for 1867 increase OF $40 per cent Of
ana Ss q ~ q
IONS IL will suce merely give the totals for the
whole presidency ~ the aggregate shows increase Ia
presidency 1878 ls2 acres Of land, Of which 75lsil
are planted with cxotc' cottonsubject 70 the impor-
as OF the sn
than last year QS6s6) cultivated for superior vare-
ties, and something less than I per cent IN.
crease for tho native plant. Tho total out-tusn
for 1857 Of cleaned cotton Is estIma'ed--by the
Cotton Commissioner aided by the opinion OF the
being equal TO nearly 100000 bales or that total
number OF candies 05 $50 consist Of the superior
ncsm,asd ysssies the remaining ssoss being the
class of-indigenous cotton. These figures show for
1907 increase Of lbs per in outturn OF the
increase In the quantity Of native cotton We need
scarcely remark that this estimate three akhs OF bales
OF cotton refers strictly to what Is grown within
quantity that be expected from the central provinces
and Borar The great value TO our commercial classes Of
these agricultural statistics must he apparent 10 every
who gone through these full and reports
| furnished by the Cotton Commissioner There is yet
some little uncertainty % TO the actual yield OF the
American CROP but we know certainly that largo crop
may be reckoned for from our own fields and the scope
FOR speculative risk : 50 Tar narrowea. We mud MT
pdiue Of the crop for 1867 IN the northern dirisicn at
i nineteen millions sterling.
One OF the interesting portions in Mr. Walton y
report Is his description Of the projects that in such
cesn operation In Guzera for the cleaning and
If cotton and We are glad to zee Justice done 10 these we'll
planned and energeticaly worked undertakings. Er,
Rogers endeavors TO the best no FOR Khandcsch
10 this respect but there Is yet very much TO DO done,
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cultural plant generally before that oocctorAte receives
from Bombay capitalists the attention and outlay FOR
which its soil and industrious population will yield an
ample return We trust these reports may have their
| influence on the public mind in this direction and
| that when next the wealth OF Bombay IL seekins
| investment q considerable portion OF I. may bt
turned like fertilizmg stream into the thirsty AND
neglected. but richly productive fields Of the Mofussii
The proposed aoton exhibition NJ Breach may easily b
contrivcd 10 conducc 70 this important end As 4
cotton production ITSELF quite believe with Mr. Walton
that u has already gained such position in India a
will enable to bear toe full force Of commercial dc
preston and tho oyxu prices that must come AM
yet tbere - az much occasion for the following
reminder given by the Commissioner --"It cannot b
too strongly borne Ia mind by all Who tako IN intercs
IN this mpostet tsauch Of trade, that years an
| 2 VAST wealth. OF, money were extended bcforsr
souihern suites Of America becUaoe-as ther v.
anterior 70 the war-the prno4al cotton ~roaoe,,
country OF the world and the.s "a d. NH hu, m
Wen orscved cans and energy IN Prov AZ successfu
| country NV nave aoho IN VI
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