. Indian cotton. aximum standard percentage of moisture, witha scientific examination of each lot of cotton exported. I made it my business to discuss the question of damping ginnedcotton with a Commissioner of Berar, Mr. F. G. Sly, , , andalso with Mr. C. E. Low, CLE., , Director of Agriculture of theCentral Provinces, in whose districts this practice is largely carriedon ; in fact, outside these districts the only other places where thepractice is in vogue are Kathiawar, in the south of Bombay Presidency,and to some slight extent in the Punjab. These officials did notsee an
. Indian cotton. aximum standard percentage of moisture, witha scientific examination of each lot of cotton exported. I made it my business to discuss the question of damping ginnedcotton with a Commissioner of Berar, Mr. F. G. Sly, , , andalso with Mr. C. E. Low, CLE., , Director of Agriculture of theCentral Provinces, in whose districts this practice is largely carriedon ; in fact, outside these districts the only other places where thepractice is in vogue are Kathiawar, in the south of Bombay Presidency,and to some slight extent in the Punjab. These officials did notsee any objection to such legislation as the spinners desire. The accompanying photographs will illustrate the watering of cottonas I have seen it done in Akola and at Amraoti. The excuse is fre-quently made that the watering is necessary for the purpose of pressingthe bales to the required density, but the fact is that every pressworking at present in the Central Provinces, no matter how old it is,. INDIAN COTTON. (57. X3 H
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