Conference of Research Workers on Cotton In India

Cotton workers in India should be grateful to the Indian Central Cotton Commoittee for arranging a conference-the first of its kind in India-of all those engaged in problems conected with this crop The conference came off on the 4th to 6th of March last and was presided over by Sir Bryce burt,C.I.E. on the first day and by Dr.Burns on the two succeeding days.A fairly large number of workers from various cotton growing provinces as well as many professors from several scientific institutions at Bombay were present.Twenty-sixpapers dealing on different aspects of cotton growing and technology and three important subjects relating to the procedure to be adopted in future were placed before them for exchange of views and recording their considered opinion.