The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-06-02

American Cotton in Mdia--A Failure.
n The Gazette Of India, Of the 28th March,
contains the oficialreport Of the Secretary
of the Colonial Board Of Revenue for the
Northwestern Provinces of India with re-
gard to the experiments made in those
Provinces in the cultivation Of American
cotton. The British Government, anxious
to introduce the cultivation Of the long
staple American cotton into its Indian Pro
,vinces, has for several years supplied the
cotton-growers there with American cotton
seed, and used every indncement TO en-
courage them in,its culture. The object OF
the English Government was, ifpossible, to
become independent of American-grown
cotton. The official report above alluded
to, however, shows that the effort has
proved q; complete failure 50 complete as,
to make any further attempts hopeless.
The Secretary states that he is directed by
the aBoard Of Revenue !" to report that
tsafter persistent endeavors to introduce
athe Dharwar New Orleans cotton seed
ainto this part Of the country, continued
g during several successive years, they are
compelled, with much regret, to acknow-
.ssledge that the attempt has completely
g failed . ., ,, ..'s.3..i' :. . .ts Y.
For three years the seed had been sup
piled by Government to all who could be
prevailed on to use it at the same price that
the native seed cost; and elaborate instruc-
tons as to the manner Of cultivation were
distributed through the country by Govern
ment officials. The Secretary accompanies
his report with extracts from the reports of
the collectors Of q number Of districts,
every one Of them showing most unfayora-
bic results. The most favorable account
was from Dehra Doom" whore the collec-.
tor says 81 cannot say the result Of the
experiment has been very successful" All
the other collectors represent the culture to
have proved an "entire failure"
& Scharunpore reports an entire failure.
Boiundchuhur sets theproduct per acre. of
American cotton at siateen pounds that Of
the native cotton at one hundred pounds per
acre. The imported plant is stated to suf-
fer from heavy rain, which would not in
jure the country " or native plant, Ally,
ghur reports an entire failure. :" Ku-
maon ditto. From Mnttra we learn that
the cotton from American seed brings no
more than that from the native, and it is;
advised that no more American seed be dis
.tributed. Mynpoorie reports thatthe work.
ing Of the American seed is too laborious
and expensive. In the province Of Etweh
the seed in one department only germina-:
ted, and the yield was insignificant. The.
collector Of Agra reports that no advantage
whatever has resulted from the importation
of seed from America. Either hdoes not
terminate or does not come TO maturity,
and the yield is insignificant. In Etah II
could not stand the rains; in Furbuokahad
they proved q total failure; and in Budaon,
Morabadad, Barely Jsunpo pore, and Hnmeer
poor ditto. In Fustehpere the seed for three
years have not succeeded. In some local.
ties it did not germinats !. in others the
plants grew TO 8 fair height but produced
no flowers. And so on 10 the end Of the
chapter from tWenty-fonr proyinoes Of the
Northwest. ~ sfs; ii 4
II is no wonder that, with the disastrous
,accounts before them, tbs Beard unani-
mously considered the 8 costly experiment.,
% having failed, and advise its abandon
ment. They had steadily perseysrsd up 70
that time viii. the trisl lathe hope that
success IN some part Of the provinces at
least " might lead to The gradual spread d |
s AZ smprcved dsscri ption os cotton =; but |
WITH universal disaatsr Ia sll 81 them. they
urge the Government 10 make 10 further |
attempt 70 cultivate American csssan. 49,
We suppose that these provinces are no I
best cotton dsstricts, and that the Brstish
centred its strongest honaa 80