acclimatised

An old acclimatised American cotton grown in North-east Hyderabad and to a small extent in Chota Nagpur. Of little commercial importance, as it is rarely grown pure. Staple ⁷/₈-in. to 1-in. Ginning per cent 31. This variety, however, has been acclimatised in the Central Provinces and gives a better yield than the local Tari "and is a wilt resister. It also promises to be successful in the Punjab.

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An old acclimatised Upland American cotton and is grown with irrigation in the Cawnpore district. Staple i-in., ginning 31 to 33 per cent.

" Hinganghat " or " Bant " cotton is probably the finest class of cotton grown in India, having a staple of fully 1-in. in length, and being fine and somewhat silky. This particular variety is rarely exported, being used mostly by Indian spinners for their better class yarns. The Indian cottonsof the Liverpool market are divided into three groups: Surats, Bengal and Madras Surats - Surat is a small port in the Bombay Presidency, from which a large quantity of this cotton was formerly exported. The cottons of the Surat group constitute by far the largest portion of the Indian crop They are: Surtee - This is one of the best of the Surat cottons, and has a staple of ⁷/₈-in. to 1-in. in length Broach is a good white cotton of ⁷/₈ in staple, with a good ginning percentage Dharwar is an acclimatised American cotton of ⁵/₈-in. to ³/₄-in staple. It has a nice colour, but is not very strong Dhollera is a cotton similar to Broach, grown in the Ahmedabad district of Bombay, and is much used in the local mills Oomra, or Oomrawuttee comprises a small group of cottons of various qualities, grown in the Central Provinces and Berar Khandeish is an Oomras cotton of a medium length. The Deccan grows a mixed Khandeish cotton of an inferior quality Comptah is a cotton descended from Broach and has a staple of ³/₄-in to ³/₈-in. Bagalkote is a North Bombay cotton Scinde - The native variety is the poorest of the Surat cottons. It has a very short staple, and is dirty. Recently, however, cotton from Egyptian and American seed has been grown, and shows fairly good results. Bengal - Bengal cottons are short and dirty, and of a quality similar to Scinde. They average about ⁵/₈-in staple, and are only suitable for the coarsest counts Madras - The Madras cottons are: Tinne velly, Westerns, Northerns, and Coconada Tinnevelly is the best and is one of the few Indian cottons which may be suitably mixed with American. It is very white in colour, clean and strong. A fair quantity is imported into England. Westerns is a poorer variety than Tinnevelly, being dull and harsh and not so clean, but it has a fairly long staple. Northerns is a better cotton than Westerns, being softer and silkier, though not so white. Coconada, or Red Coconada, as it is sometimes called, is a highly-coloured cotton, with a moderate staple. Cambodia (or "Tinnevelly American") is a new Madras cotton, which is very similar to Uplands American, with a fine, strong fibre of about 1-in. staple. This cotton has been a great success, and probably has a good future before it.

An acclimatised Upland American cotton, grown in the Canal Colonies of the Punjab. Resembles ordinary Upland in colour and style. Gins 32 percent, staple about ¹⁵/₁₆-in., spins up to 25's warp.

A mixture of Upland American (G. Hirsutum) and New Orleans (G. Mexican) types of American cotton, the former predominating. Acclimatised in southern part of the Dharwar district and in Northern Mysore. Slightly inferior to, but distinctly less leafy than Kumptas. So called because at one time it was largely saw-ginned, but is now mainly roller-ginned. Staple ³/₄-in. to ¹/₈-in. Ginning 30 per cent. It has been replaced to a great extent by Gadag No. 1