. Indian cotton. d-loom might well receivethe attention of the Co-operative Credit Societies, which are becomingso strong a factor in Burma. Wa-gyi, meaning late cotton, is grown in the districtsWa-gyi of Thayetmyo, Prome, and Minbu. This cotton may be Cotton. called Lower Burma cotton, in contra-distinction to Wa- gale, which is cultivated in the Dry Zone of UpperBurma. These two cottons have, more or less, the same length,f to 1 inch, but the colour of Wa-gyi is a clear, ordead, white, and the bolls seem to open more freely than those of Wa-gale, which accounts for the cleaner appearance- Th
. Indian cotton. d-loom might well receivethe attention of the Co-operative Credit Societies, which are becomingso strong a factor in Burma. Wa-gyi, meaning late cotton, is grown in the districtsWa-gyi of Thayetmyo, Prome, and Minbu. This cotton may be Cotton. called Lower Burma cotton, in contra-distinction to Wa- gale, which is cultivated in the Dry Zone of UpperBurma. These two cottons have, more or less, the same length,f to 1 inch, but the colour of Wa-gyi is a clear, ordead, white, and the bolls seem to open more freely than those of Wa-gale, which accounts for the cleaner appearance- The percentage ofWa-ni, the khaki cotton that is present in the Burmese cottons, isless in Wa-gyi than in Wa-gale. The ginning outturn of Wa-gyi is38 to 39 per cent., against 32 to 33 per cent, of Wa-gale and Shancotton. Wa-gyi is cultivated in exactly the same way as Shan cotton, ,on the Taungya system. At the time of my visit, in January, I sawmany hill-sides being cleared of jungle by burning, in preparation. A Field of Wa-gyi Cotton.(Notice the Bamboos and other shrubs growing in the field.) 210 INDIAN COTTOX. for cotton. It is the custom to let the cotton plant stand two years,but this is disappearing, owing to inferior yield and quality. Thesesamum, which is grown mixed with cotton, yields on the bestland about 36 gallons of seed to the acre. Of cotton, 100 viss may-be considered an average crop, but 250 viss have been picked underbest conditions. A fair price for sesamum is Rs. 4 per basket; forcotton Rs. 32 per 100 viss has been considered in the past a low illustration shows the primitive method in which the fields arecultivated ; the soil is almost entirely gravel, of a reddish appearance. The wages for picking are 2 annas per head for a mornings workof 3 hours, from 6 to 9 , and 2 annas for the same number ofhours in the afternoon. It is at 9 oclock that the Burmese monks make their morningtour through the villages to receive the gifts of rice from th
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