126 BRAZILIAN COTTON 



(2) Propria. — In reach of flood water. Dirty sample ; 

 22mm. ; very regular. 



(3) Delta of Sao Francisco. — About 23mm. This sample is 

 not so even in length as Alagoas cotton generally. 



(4) Olhos d'Agua do Acioli. — One gin with forty saws. 



(5) CuRURiPE (Municipality of Palmeira dos Indies). — One gin 

 with fifty saws always well sharpened. Length of staple 22mm. ; 

 pretty regular. 



(6) Palmeira dos Indios and Quebrangula. — Sample con- 

 tained much sand and leaf dirt ; some cotton looked quite dark. 

 The " Verdao " in this sample was on an average 24mm. ; a hybrid 

 " Verdao " measured 35mm. and was silky. The " herbaceous '' 

 cotton had only 20mm. 



(7) Quebrangula and Vicoza Zone. — The saws of the gin are 

 regularly sharpened once in three months. The unginned " Verdao " 

 measured 30mm., the saw-ginned " Verdao " only 25mm. There 

 was a large percentage of " Verdao " in this sample and therefore 

 it felt very soft. 



