18 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO BULLETIN. [XVIII. 1. 



CAUTO COTTON. 

 In 1916 an experimental plot was planted with seed received fi-om 

 Jamaica. This is a tree cotton and is planted 7 feet by 7 feet. The 

 j^ield obtained was 1,305 and 735 lb. of seed cotton per acre for the 

 plant and first ratoons respectively. This plot is being carried on as 

 second ratoons and is apparently quite good. Tlie actual cost of cultiva- 

 tion and reaping was $112.40 per acre for the plants and $59.70 for the 

 ratoons. This is high owing to the fact that the plot is barely one-fifth 

 of an acre. The results have been sufficiently promising to warrant 

 the trial of this cotton on a larger scale. 



SALE PRICES. 

 The prices of cotton during war conditions have been high, and for 

 the crops grown experimentally in Trinidad and sold in 1918, the following 

 prices were received. Sea Island cotton 3s. 4d. per lb., Cauto cotton 

 2s. 3d. per lb. 



