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employed in this country on the yield, the weight of seeds, the 

 yield on ginning, the " lint-index," etc. 



Whilst doing this we have endeavoured to find out if there 

 is any connection between the manure used and the suscep- 

 tibility of the plants to the attacks of the pink boll-worm, 

 Gelechia gossypiella, the ravages of which have attained con- 

 siderable proportions in Egypt during the last two years. 



Finally, cottons derived from the various plots have been 

 subjected to a minute examination to discover what may be 

 the action of the manures used on the qualities of the fibres. 



The CHAIRMAN : I think we are now at the end of our pro- 

 ceedings, and I am sure that you will wish to give a vote of 

 thanks to all who have furnished contributions this afternoon. 

 To-morrow morning we shall have the remainder of the cotton 

 papers. 



