International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' and Manufacturers' Associations, Pearse, Arno Smith, 1872- · [Manchester] · leaf 144
sing the blade. INDIAN COTTON. 131 into the soil. Thus it may be said that the surface soil is simplyscraped. It is the custom to bakhar the fields in this manner twoor three times during the hot weather, and then again just after the firstrainfall, i.e., immediately before sowing. The sowing is… … The Cotton Seed Drill, used in many parts of India, the tube by the right hand of the sower. The sowing is done on theflat in straight lines, the drills being from 15 inches to 20 inchesapart; the plants are generally thinned out to a distance of 6 inchesto 7 inches. It will be readily understood…
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