The textile industries : a practical guide to fibres, yarns & fabrics in every branch of textile manufacture, including preparation of fibres, spinning, doubling, designing, weaving, bleaching, printing, dyeing and finishing (1910)
Murphy, William S · London : The Gresham Publishing Company · leaf 118
for a long time to come. Cotton in India.—The total production of cotton in India is esti-mated at about 450,000 tons, or nearly 3,000,000 bales. The cultivationis carried on in a primitive manner, and soil and climate do not favourthe plants. The best soil is the black cotton of the Deccan, andon… … COTTON FIBRES.—I I, Sea Island. 2, Orleans. 3, Texas. 4, Mexican. 5, Memphis. 6, Carolina (X lie. See Scale on plate, p. 106) COTTON 8i about 1,800,000 bales; Madras Presidency, 1,400,000 acres, growingabout 400,000 bales; Bengal Presidency, with Punjaub, 3,000,000acres, giving 500,000 bales;…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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