Soldiering and Sport in Uganda 



The origin of the seed is a mixture of " Black 

 Rattler," imported direct from America, and the 

 ordinary upland seed of Uganda. The Egyptian 

 seed has had to be eradicated, the cotton seed 

 selected being that of the longest staple and the 

 cleanest appearance. It is very regrettable that up 

 to the present the keenness of the native over the 

 cultivation of cotton has been sorely hampered by 

 the want of transport facilities. 



The principal exports for 191 1 are as follow: — 



The principal destinations of the exports, so far 

 as can be ascertained, are as follow: cotton and 

 rubber to the United Kingdom ; ivory to the 

 United Kingdom, America, and India ; hides to 

 the United Kingdom and America ; skins to 

 America ; chillies to France and the United 

 Kingdom ; ghee to Aden, Zanzibar, and British 

 East Africa ; sesame seed to France. 



With regard to Rubber, the Mabira Forest 

 Company have been granted the lease of a large 

 forest area of 150 square miles, where they are 

 exploiting the West African tree known as the 



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