. Indian cotton. sufficient water supply,as the Begauri, Unar, and Shaki Canals are all inundation canals,and during last season water was plentiful only in June. At that INDIAN COTTON. 167 time the cultivators had great hopes, and put the seed into theground, but no further water could be obtained until July 15th/August15th, when it was too late. The water supply is very irregular, andI do not think that cotton cultivation will, under these circumstances,make much progress in the north. The soil is level, and the possibilities of an extension of cottoncertainly exist if the Rohri Canal is con
. Indian cotton. sufficient water supply,as the Begauri, Unar, and Shaki Canals are all inundation canals,and during last season water was plentiful only in June. At that INDIAN COTTON. 167 time the cultivators had great hopes, and put the seed into theground, but no further water could be obtained until July 15th/August15th, when it was too late. The water supply is very irregular, andI do not think that cotton cultivation will, under these circumstances,make much progress in the north. The soil is level, and the possibilities of an extension of cottoncertainly exist if the Rohri Canal is constructed. The Zemindars told me that they were pleased, however, withthe American cotton, and one large landowner said he would tryit on 400 acres next year. The Bombay Syndicate has built a ginning factory at Shikarpur,but as, owing to the scarcity of water, only a small portion of thecotton has matured, the seed cotton has been sent to Lower Sind, andthe machinery at the time of my visit had not been Threshing millet in Sind. I was unable to visit the remaining portion of the BombayPresidency, and the following information is compiled from myprevious report (1911-12) and from information supplied verbally bythe Director of Agriculture. II.— SURTEE-BROACH DISTRICT. The principal towns in this district are Surat, Nausari, general aspect of the country is that of a level plain relieved bya scattered growth of babul (Acacia arabica), toddy palm (Phoenixsylvestris), and other trees. The soil is deep black and retentive, and under a rainfall of34 inches to 45 inches, within a period of 3^ months, can support thebest indigenous cotton, which requires eight months to mature. The cotton of this district is that well known as Surtee-Kinds of • Broach. It is noteworthy that the quality of the cottoncotton. produced, known commercially as Broach, improves as we proceed south, Nausari, near the southernboundary of the tract, producing the finest staple of the gr
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