THE AGRICULTUBAL NEWS. 



NoVEMltKE 20, 1919 



SEA ISLAND COTTON MARKET. 

 The reptirt <>f Messrs. Henry W. bVosC & Co ou 

 Sea Island cotton in the Southern State.s, for the 

 ■week t^ndc'ii Oci.obpr ih 19K*. is as follows: — 



HLAM1-; Sinct- our last report of (Ictober i, the 

 Biwrket has roniainfi ve) y quiet, tin' receipl.<i and offering 

 :«irock being .iniall. with Factor." unwillini!; .sellers, until this 

 vcetik. when >i d(>mam1 sprung iifi taking the olferiag rttock, 

 ref^alting in sales of upwards of "300 hales, on a basis of Kinti 

 to Fully Fine at 70c. 



In consequence of the email tirop, the planters are iu 



• clined to he expectant of high prices, and are not disposed 

 to sell. 



We quote, viz : — 



Fine to Fully Fine @ 7.3c., l.o.b. and fr<ight. 

 GEOKoiA.s AND KL0KIDA9 For the past th'ee weeks 

 thnrt; has been a gc>od demand taking the limited offerings, 

 •the buying being for the Northern Mills. The receipts of 



■ new rrop cotton have been very small, the stock for sale 

 oonsisting almost entirely of cotton brought over from previ- 

 ous crops, viz : 1»16 to 1917, and 1917 to 1918. 



During the pa»t week the demand became more active 

 b<jth in iSavaunah and throughout the interior markets, 

 -resulting in large sales taking such lots as were offered. 



We quote the range of prices paid for Average Extra 



• Choice- The tupply of Fancy is exceedingly small, ai.d con- 

 sequently it is impossible to buy except along with otluT 

 grades. 



We quote, viz : - 



Average Kxtra Choice, 66Jc. to 70c., f.o.b. and freight. 



Fancy, nominal I'ic, fo.b. and freight. 



The exports from Savannah since October 4, have 

 been, to Havre 21 bales, Northern Mills 100 bales. South- 

 ern Mills 19.T hales, and from .Tacksonville to Northern 

 Mill.'- 167 bales. 



CHOP AiiviCES. \vn will find below the United State-s 



■ CennHS I'.ureiu's report ..f ginning up to Octobw IS. The 



• estimate of the linal outturn continues small, fully confirming 

 our previous advices. The Government will iesuf its report on 



•October ."1, giving condition of crop and estimate 

 final outturn, which we will await with interest. 



The United States Census Bureau reports the amount 

 - of cotton ginned to October 18, as follows : — 

 : South Carolina 'ioS bales j 



Oeorgia 350 bales -making a total of 1,791 hales. 



Florida I.IO."} bales) 



against last year, 9,780 bales. Total crop 44,380 bales. 

 (9)7 43,(;91 bales. ,. ., S8,174 bales. 



1916 64,9.11 bales. „ „ 1 1 3, 1 09 bales. 



liUS 40,257 bales ,. „ 85,278 hnles. 



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A Sea Island Cotton Project —The McnDcutau 

 Min<;r-tl J. and Company . Inc., whose headqunrters are at 

 Kew Orleans, f-ouisiana, is inakine good progre.ss in cultiva 

 ting Sea Island cotton on its 14,000 acre tract of reclaimed 

 land oppo.Kite (Jrand < 'hi'iiiere on the Mermentaa Jlivcr in 

 that Slate. 



The fir.st aero was planted three year.? ago, and nearly a 

 thousand pounds uf .soed-cotton were gathered. This was 

 such a gonri \ield that the plot was extended to 10 ai:rea, 

 with a result at salisfnctory. Last year five smill fanners in 

 the vicinity were induced to plant Irom this seed, with the 

 result thai they raised 28,000 B). of excellent cotton with 

 exceptionally long staple. This* spring 2oO acres were 

 planted and a gin erected, and if the seison's results warrant, 

 the entire trart will *ie devoted to uotcou iini-.;atil3 

 rai.-<ing. 



COTTON KXPORTS FROM THE WEST 



INDIES. 



The following figures show the quantity and cstimiited 

 value of Sea Island cotton exported from the West Indies 

 fur tie qiarier ended September 30, 1919 : — 



Colony. Quantity, Estimated valae, 



in ft. £. 



Grenada nil nil 



St. Vincent 3.3,549 5,161 



Barbado.s 5,904 228 



Montseirit nil nil 



Auiiijua 87,500 13,120 



St. Kitts 2,545 .S82 



Neu» nil nil 



Anguilla „ „ 



Tiinid^'d „ „ 



Total 129,498 lb. £18,891 



.Besides the above, Grenada exported 38,080 R). Marie 



Galante cottr^n, of an estimated value of £1,262, and St. 



Vincent, 32,552 B). of Marie Galante cotton, and 3,690 lb. of 



linters, valued, respectively, at £2,713 and £185. 



The figures for the exports from the British Virgin 



Islaiids have not yet come to hand, but will be published as 



soon as received. 



ONION GROWING IN GRENADA. 



In 1918 it was demonstrated by the Departraeut of 

 Agriculture, Grenada, that onions could be successfully and 

 prolicably grown in thit colony. The results recorded in 

 the annual report for that period showed an indicated yield 

 per acre of just over 2 tons of marketable produce, although 

 the seed was not sown until late in the season, November G. 



In the current year, work in this direction was con- 

 tinued, and interesting results have been obtained from a 

 trial ( f this crop in an unusual season. 



Seeds wi re sown in beds in the usual way on February 

 21. Before sowing the seeds were mixed with a^hes that 

 bad been damped with k rosone as a precaution against ants, 

 and in the drills they were covered with a mixture of sand 

 and leaf-soil. As the seedlings were being raised in the 

 cfry .reason it was necessary to water the beds several times 

 weekly. By .May 6, when showery weather began, a good 

 stand of strong seedlings was available, from which a quan- 

 tity was transplanted on a plot of well prepared and manured 

 land made up into twelve beds. The laud was manured with 

 pen manure, approximately at 2i) tons per acre. The crop 

 grew well and was weeded six times from planting to har- 

 ve.sting. Towards the uid of July a large proportion of the 

 bulbs showed signs of maturity, but as there were some 

 indications of rotting, due to high moisture and temperature 

 conditions, the tops of the bulbs that were still immature 

 were bent over to hasten ripening. The crop was harvested 

 '>n August 2. 



The area of the plot planted, including paths and 

 drains, was 1,872 square feet. The yield of onions as 

 harvested was 442 68 lb., which is eijual to 10,300 lb. or 4 

 tons per acre. 



The onions were cured in a well-ventilated room for seven- 

 teen days, at the end of which time they were in a marketable 

 condition ; and the I'SS in weight w.iSMiuilto 2(r5l per 

 cent., (iiving an indicated yield of marketable onions per 

 acre of 7,969-47 lb. or 338 tons. 



Calculated on this yield, and the selling prices at 

 3 cents, 4 cents, and 6 cents, the iiidiraied return per acm 

 would be as follows :-- 



