Vol. IX. No. 225. 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS 



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32;', per cent, is Peruvian, and 2i- per cent, is Sea Island and 

 Mitafifi. 



MANUFACTURiNi;. Nearly 90 per cent, of the production 

 is exported. The remainder finds its way to the local mills. 



There are several modernly equipped cotton factories lu 

 Peru, the principal lieing in the outskirts of Lima, lea, and 

 Arequipa. Altogether there are aliout 1,.500 looms, with an 

 annual consumption of more than two and a half million 

 kilos. 



M.iEKET. Peruvian cotton is exported largely to 

 England and the United States, Livcrpor.l being the principal 

 market, though a large quantity is shipped to New ^ ork. 

 Germany, France, and .Japan are also buyers of Peruvian 

 cotton. 



EXPORT v.\LUE. In 1909, the exports of cotton, and 

 products derived therefrom, showed a satisfactory increase 

 over those in the preceding year. In that year, the exports 

 were as follows : Cotton 47,641,776 H'., representing 

 •S6, 11 7,09.5; seed oil 90,391 lb., §6,23-5: cotton seed 

 17,160,660 Bb, .>?7S,940; oil cake 9,843,-556 R., !?113,200; 

 or say, an e.xport value of -$6,315,470. Allowing for 

 what was consumed in Peru in the same year, the total value 

 of the crop did not run far short of 67,000,000, and the area 

 under cultivation was 50,000 hectares [125,000 acres]. 



GENEKAL. The exceptionally favourable conditions in 

 1910 have led it to be expected that 25.000 metric tons 

 of cotton will be exported in the course of this year. 



The time is not remote when the various irrigation pro- 

 ject shall have been perfected by the American engineers now 

 in the field, and when foreign capital will at last open its eyes 

 to the wonderful possibilities of cotton cultivation on a large 

 .scale, and with modfrn methods, in this country, where such 

 adequate climatic and topographical conditions prevail. 



By what has been stated, it will have been made jdain 

 to the reader that the cotton industry of Peru is enjoying 

 a steady career of progress, and that the country is well on 

 the way to occupy a prominent place among the great cotton 

 producers of the world. 



PRIZE-HOLDINGS COMPETITION IN 



CARRIAGOU. 



The following account of the first prize-holdings 

 competition held in Carriacoti, iti August; last, is 

 extracted from a report to the Chairman of the Board 

 of Agriculture, Grenada, by the Judges, who were 

 Mes.srs. W. Jf.Malins-Snuth.and G.G. Auchinleck, B.Sc. 

 Superintendent of Agriculture, Grenada. 



RESULTS OF JUDGING. The actual inspection of hold- 

 ings was carried out on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th. all 

 arrangements having been kindly made by .Mr. G. Whitfield 

 Smith. There were very few entries, as the aims of the 

 scheme were not fully understood by the peasants, but good 

 holdings were inspected in all the districts of the island, and 

 it was felt that for the first year an effort should be made to 

 apportion the prizes so that each district should be represent- 

 ed and the scheme more widely advertised. In view of the 

 small number of entries, it was deemed best to depart 

 somewhat, for this year, from the rules governing the judging, 

 and we grouped all the holdings into one class; there will 

 thus be two first, two second, and two third prizes, and the 

 following list shows the total number of entries, the districts 

 in which they lie, and the suggested apportionment of the 



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After reporting on the general condition of the 

 prize-holdings, the judges make the following sug- 

 gestions: — 



SCGGE.STIONS FOR FUTURE WORK. In the Original rules 

 proposed for governing the prize-holdings in Carriacou, two 

 classes were suggested, one of which should be judged for 

 the actual crops on the land, the other for methods of tillage 

 and condition of premises. In future competitions, we beg to 

 suggest that there be one class recognized, as was the case 

 this 3'ear, and that the following points be kept in mind by 

 the judges: — 



(1) Tillage. 



(2) Drainage. 



(3) General condition of crops. 



(4) Best crop on the land. 



(5) Separation of the diti'erent crops. 



(6) Best plot (separate) of ground provisions 



(7) Conservation of manures and leaf-mould. 



(8) Neatness of premises and purity of drinking water. 



We suggest that a new set of rules be formulated and 

 printed in accordance with these suggestions, together with 

 a suitable scheme for marking to be used by the judges. 



PEUIOL OF THE YEAR FOR .JUDGING. As the poiuts tO bs 



noted by the judges include both preliminary tillage opera- 

 tions and final reaping ones, and as it is obviously impossible 

 to arrange for two separate visits each year, we suggest that; 

 in future, the judging take place in July to August, as being 

 a period at which the crops have made fair growth, and yet 

 some idea of tillage can be formed. 



STATUS OF PRIZE WINNERS. As the aims of the scheme 

 were not fully understood this year, and as little real competi- 

 tion resulted, it will be best that prize winners of this year 

 should not be debarred from winning prizes next year. 

 Eventually, of course, some condition will have to be imposed 

 to prevent the winning of the same prize several years in 

 succession by the same competitor. 



In closing, we beg to express our sincere appreciation of 

 the kind manner in which we were received by the Commis- 

 sioner, Mr. G. Whitfield Smith, the interest he evinced in our 

 work, and the aid which he lent us in meeting peasants and 

 visiting their holdings. 



Particulars have been received of an Internatioaal 

 Horticultural Exhibition (Grande Exposition Internationale 

 d'Horticulture), to be held in Florence during the first 

 fortnight of !May, 1911, in commemoration of the fiftieth 

 anniversary of the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. 

 This will include a colonial section, dealing with such matters 

 as horticultural plants and products, methods of packing, 

 botanical and entomological preparations, and horticultural 

 publications. 



