FEDERAL HORTICULTUKAL BOARD. 629 



however, a lot of 61 bales of cotton grown in Lower California was 

 permitted entry througli Yuma, Ariz. The importations shown in 

 the accompanying tables are for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920. 

 The importations of lint cotton of this year much exceed those 

 of any fiscal year since the effective date of the cotton regulations, 

 Jul}' 1, 1915. Tiie following table, giving the imports for each of 

 the years since 1915, is introduced for the purpose of comparison: 



Bales. 

 1915-16 316, 260 



Bales. 

 1918-19 179, 537 



1916-17 216, 337 1919-20 595, 765 



1917-18 195, 723 | 



It will be noted that the figures for the fiscal A^ear 1919-20 exceed 

 by nearly 280,000 bales those for 1915-10, the next highest year, 

 and that this excess of 280,000 bales is greater than the entire amount 

 imported during each of the next three fiscal years, the excess over 

 last year's importations being over 400,000 bales. As a natural 

 consequence of the cessation of war activities and the reestablish- 

 ment of business there has been a marked increase in the amount of 

 Egyptian cotton imported, the importations of this year exceeding 

 those for the last fiscal year by 273,097 bales. To these same rea- 

 sons may doubtless be attributed the increase of Indian cotton, 

 namely, 14,348 bales over that entered last year. 



There is also a marked increase in the amount of cotton entered 

 from other countries. Brazil exceeds her shipments of last year by 

 5,885; China, by 47,779; Mexico, by 10,614; and Peru, by 59,939. 



Though the cotton waste imported this year shows an increase of 

 1,518 bales over last year's entries, it should be noted that the im- 

 portations of last year included 13,936 bales of American cotton 

 waste returned from Canada, where it had been shipped for war 

 purposes, while this year only 58 bales of American cotton waste 

 were returned. 



In the amount^ entered burlap shows an amazing increase over 

 last year, being nearly seven times as great. Last year 24,236 

 bales were entered. This year 163,383 bales were imported, an 

 increase of practically 140,000 bales. The restricted burlap totaled 

 12,498 bales, of which 3,372 were fumigated at the various fumigation 

 plants and 9,120 bales converted into paper. The burlap referred 

 to as being converted into paper was released from fumigation under 

 the condition that it should be immediately so converted and at 

 factories within a short distance of the port oi entry, such movement 

 and conversion to be throughout under the control and supervision 

 of the board. 



The following tables indicate relatively the quantities of cotton, 

 cotton waste, burlap, and cotton seed and cottonseed products im- 

 portetl during the fiscal year. The}- further indicate the countrv of 

 origin and the ports of entry into the United States and will be 

 useful for comparison witli similar tables published in former annual 

 reports. 



