504 JOURXAL OF THE DePARTMENT'OF AGRICULTURE. DeC, .1922. 



This sliows a progressive increase. The Chief of the Division of 

 Tobacco and Cotton is of opinion that reports of a decline in yield in 

 the United States of America will encourage development of the 

 industry in South Africa. Prices continue favourable and show a 

 satisfactory recovery from the low prices at the end of 1920 and 

 beginning of 1921. 



A Co-operative Cotton Growers' Exchange has been formed for 

 the disposal of the whole crop to the best advantage. For this 

 purpose the grading of cotton has been proposed, and is receiving 

 consideration. 



In the previous year's -report the need for sufficient supplies of 

 pure seed was mentioned, in view of the mixed quality of the cotton 

 at present grown. Arrangements have, therefore, been made to 

 extend the Tobacco and Cotton Experiment Station at Rustenburg 

 by thirty acres. The need for the appointment of an additional 

 technical officer for this station still remains, and until such an 

 appointment is sanctioned, the work of supplying sufficient pui-e seed 

 is retarded, 



39. Export of Eggs. — The quantity exported in 1921 was 

 20,831,704 and in 1920 9,219,743, representing a value of £180,389 

 and £95,391 respectively. False packing by an exporting firm 

 led to an inquiry by a committee, appointed by the Minister 

 of Agriculture, into the control of the egg-export trade. The 

 committee recommended the appointment of whole-time experts 

 for inspection of eggs at the ports, in place of the present' 

 system of a poultry officer at Durban and a clerical officer 

 under the poultry officer's supervision at Capetown. The com- 

 mittee also urged the appointment of a chief poultry officer. 

 If a special inspection fee on export eggs is recommended by 

 the organizations representing the poultry industry, and by this 

 means the necessary funds are forthcoming, the proposals of the 

 committee will be given effect to. 



40. Pest Remedies. — Regulations were promulgated for the 

 control of insecticides and fungicides, namely : stock dips, paris 

 green, arsenate of lead, sulphur, copper-sulphate, and cyanide, the 

 object being to ensure that farmers are supplied with remedies which 

 are chemically pure and are of the standard which these purport to 

 be. 



41. Agricultural Journal. — Several improvements in the form 

 and substance of the Journal have been introduced. This publication 

 now compares favourably with any other of its kind. Tlie nu)nthly 

 issue numbers 7400 copies in English and 2500 in Afrikaans. There 

 are 2060 subscribers to the English and 310 to the Afrikaans issue. 

 The cost of printing was £5912 and the revenue £2251. 



In view of the free services rendered by crop correspondents in 

 connection with the crop estimates, the Journal is issued to them 

 free in return. This absorbs about 3500 copies. 



42. Grants to Agricultural Societies. — At Union all such grants 

 were undertaken by the Union Government, but the Financial Rela- 

 tions Act of 1913 made provision for grants to provincial bodies 

 being made by those Provinces which elected to do so. The Cape 



