Abstract

Pusa Bulletin No. 126-Cawnpore American Cotton II-by B. С. Burt, M. B. E., B. Sc, Secretary Ind. Central Cotton Committee. In this bulletin, the author sets forth the results that have been. obtained since the publication of Bulletin No. 88, wherein certain definite conclusions had been reached as to the prospects of Cawn- pore American Cotton in the canal districts of the Central Circle. He summarises his present results as follows:- "By pure line selec- tion with the necessary precautions against cross-fertilisation, a pure race has been isolated from the mixed acclimatised Exotic, known as Cawnpore American cotton. This yields well, has a staple of " to 1" and is suitable for spinning 25's warps and 30's wefts in Cawnpore and up to 36's in Lancashire. Over, 1,100 acres of this selection were grown by cultivators in 1920 and sufficient seed is now available to replace the original Cawnpore-American entirely. An independent market unginned American cotton (kapas) has been established in Cawnpur.

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