A Thousand Miles in a Machilla 



hundred and eighty-five thousand one hundred and 

 eighty-five pounds in 1904-05 to seven hundred and 

 fifty-six thousand one hundred and twenty pounds 

 in 1908-89. There is also an increasing yield per 

 acre, some estates averaging as high as one 

 hundred and sixty-five pounds, while in others as 

 much as two cwt. per acre has been produced. The 

 diseases and pests that cotton is subject to is 

 being scientifically studied by the local Agricultural 

 Department. 



The highlands can grow the finest quality of 

 upland cotton in the world, some samples fetching 

 6d. and yd. a lb., when the same type of cotton 

 grown in America only fetches 5d., the improved 

 quality being attributed to the ripening of the crop 

 during the rainless season of the year (April to 

 August). 



Egyptian cotton growing has not been altogether 

 a success. Experience has shown that this variety 

 is unsuited to the highlands. It is cultivated in the 

 lowlands up to 1500 ft, and planters have found 

 that February is the best month to plant this variety, 

 while November is the month chosen for planting in 

 the highlands. 



In order to pay, a crop should have over a 

 hundred Ibs. of lint to the acre, and should fetch 

 4d. or 5d. per lb. in the home market. Some 

 parcels have fetched nd. per lb. 



The British Cotton Association has established 

 a ginnery at Port Herald, the centre of the largest 

 district, and it is hoped they will open another 

 nearer the Lake. 



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