r)0(i Journal of the J)epautment of A<;ui<julture, 



even now the industry is faced Avitli a jiuitilici nt serious jjiohleiiis, 

 which are certainly not iiica])al)le of heiiif^" sohcd it sufficieiil lhou<^li( 

 and the necessary atlention aic f>iven Ihein. I>ut it ihey remain 

 unscUcd. the counliy will lose a \'ery i)roiii isinij induslry. 



Tlie table <iiven indow shows how the indiishy de\(do])ed year by 

 year durui*;' these two periods, li will be seen that in l.S(i;) the ])iice 

 of cotton AVHS abn()7nnill\" hi<ih and that the industry came to nothing 

 as soon as the hif^'li prices e-ave Ma.\ . Tn 1!)0!) we find a different state 

 of affairs. l^rices were practically a1 iheii- lowest when the industry 

 was comnuMict'd. and. notwithstandine' the fact that i)rices remained 

 almost constant t<u' the next few years, the industiy made o'ood head- 

 way. I'roduclion increased f^'iadmilly ea(di year, niakin<i- lalher l)i<>' 

 .jiini])s in l!)!-') and 1910. The lartj-e increase in IDlo cannot be 

 attributed to hij^li prices, althoueh prices may have had a considerable 

 effect on the bi^- increase in li)l;>. From the yviw 1!)(J!) to IDKi ])rices 

 a(l\aii(.-ed eradualiy fiom about od. to lid. \)vr lb., wliereas tlu^ anniuil 

 production increased tiom aii])ro\imaiely 1'). ()()() lb. in 1!)0!) to 2!2T,5()2 

 lb. ill I!)l(). These tieuics indicate that the industiy has this time 

 been Iniilt on a s(uin(ler ton iidal ion . and with pioper atiention 

 there is no reason wli_\ it should nol become one (d the leadine 

 industries ot South Africa. 



.Vimiial .'ivera<;e Annual Average 



Ve.ii. I'l'dduction. i'rice ]ier Year. I'rodnction. 1 'rice per 



Pounds. Pound. Pounds. Pound. 

 (Lint.) (Liiit.^ 



icso;! 3,414 4s. lOAd. i!)(i!)-i() .. ;',i,ir;<) rr]d. 



18(i4 :55,7;{() Is. 5Jd. I!)ll i;;,G2:i 0,1. 



isbo (i2,23] Is. 3i(\. 1 012 ;;2.()2n 5d. 



bSlid !)1,122 Is. O-ld. 1013 32,471 od. 



l.SbT 110, 000 lOAd. 1014 Tl,(i:)4 7.2()d. 



ISdcS 55,91:! !).^.(1. • 1015 215,!)00 (;.ti5d. 



ISO.) 07,880 ^i\. 1910 227,502 7.47d. 



1870 ... 84,74!) O'/d. 1017 243,885 Is. 3d. 



1871 .... 234,241 55d. 1018 28:5,128 Is. 6d. 



1872 180,841 (ifd. I!)10 800,000 2s. 5d. 



187:; 150,880 O.Ul. 1020 1.000,000 



1874 40,902 OAd. 



1875 0,603 7]d. 



1870 3,20G 6J,d. 



1882 400 Od. 



(' rii icisiii <ij Soiil/i Africdii Colloi). — Most ui the rejiorts recei\-e<l 

 from Euroi)eaii manufacturers on the (juality of oui- cotton have been 

 very satisfactory, in practically all cases being' reported (ui as aboxf 

 middlino' in orade, strong fibie, gcjod colour, and from 1 to 1] intdi 

 in length. Recently, howevei', some of our cotton received somewhat 

 severe criticism from these manufacturers. The (diief ])oints (d 

 criticism were: (1) The staple is too short; (2) the stajile is mixed: 

 (3) the cotton is not j^roixuly graded. 



These accusations seem strong, but we know that they are oiil\ 

 too well founded, and \inless we try to discover the reasons for them 

 and the remedies to oveicome them, our second atfem])t to make South 

 Africa a cottiui-^row ing couiitrv will also fail. 



Hulk of crop unsold at date ol' writintr. 



