International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' and Manufacturers' Associations, Pearse, Arno Smith, 1872- · [Manchester] · leaf 160
considered the proper sowing season,the cotton seeds are drilled into the ground by a three-tined drillingmachine, called the Gorru. The guntaka then passes again overthe field. No thinning out is done, but, as the variety has hardly anybranches, this does not seem necessary. During the growing… … Method of Hoeing. Very little rain falls after the crop has been sown ; indeed, there isgenerally no rain at all from November to the time of picking, i.e., inFebruary. Should showers come in December the crop is frequentlyspoiled. Were it not for frequent hoeing, and the consequent ascentof…
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