. Indian cotton. ng when thecotton is over-ripe, because the bolls begin to shed and some ofthe seed sows itself, and when another kind is sown in the next yeartwo varieties are at once present. The boll worm does not do as much damage in theInsect Central Provinces as in the Punjab and other parts of Pests. India. It has been found that exotic cotton tried in isolated plots in non-cotton tracts are often severelydamaged by boll worm and leaf caterpillars, but when these kindsare grown on larger areas the damage is much less severe. Bhindi(Hibiscus esculantus, or ladys finger) has been tried w
. Indian cotton. ng when thecotton is over-ripe, because the bolls begin to shed and some ofthe seed sows itself, and when another kind is sown in the next yeartwo varieties are at once present. The boll worm does not do as much damage in theInsect Central Provinces as in the Punjab and other parts of Pests. India. It has been found that exotic cotton tried in isolated plots in non-cotton tracts are often severelydamaged by boll worm and leaf caterpillars, but when these kindsare grown on larger areas the damage is much less severe. Bhindi(Hibiscus esculantus, or ladys finger) has been tried with successas a trap crop on the experimental farms, but it is doubtful whetherit can be used with advantage by the cultivators in villages wherethere is little or no demand for bhindi as a vegetable. Bhindi,or ladys finger is preferred by the insects infesting the cotton plant,and as it comes into leaf before cotton, the insects collect in it ; atthat period the bhindi must be taken from the field and On an average 5,000 cotton carts enter Akola every morning. Many beggars sit outside along the road side and beg from the ryots a handful of cotton. Unless this vegetable is destroyed as soon as the insects appear, itwill act as a breeding area for them. Bhindi seed is mixed with thecotton seed in the proportion of lib. bhindi to lOOlbs. cotton seed. Experiments are also being made with the parasite RogusLefroyi, which destroys the boll worm by making its living placein the worm. In some Provinces these parasites have been to acertain extent successfully reared, but in others new parasites haveattacked the boll worm parasite. 134 INDIAN COTTON. It is customary for the farmers to bring their unginnedCotton cotton for sale to a cotton market. I visited the Markets* Akola Cotton Market; it was established some 10 or 12 years ago. It is open from 7 to 11 in themorning, and from the early hours the cultivators bring the seedcotton, mostly loose, in primitive carts to this
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