SERIDO 



153. 



Jardlm do Serido, one of the principal Towns in the long staple district 



We visited the estate of the Mayor, called Fazenda Apertado, 

 where there is a large reservoir, constructed in 1874. It is not 

 intended for irrigation, but a small outlet has been provided to water 

 the few fields cultivated with sugar. 



The soil here evidently contains a great deal of saltpetre ; this 

 is especially the case near Malhada da Areia in the valley of the 

 Rio Barra Nova. 



Another farm visited was Canto Alegre ; the owner also 

 selected his seed. His " Moco "' was up to 42mm. but somewhat 

 weak. 



At Malhada da Areia one export firm had offered this year 150 $000 

 per 120 kilos lint. To this must be added 10^000 for transport to 

 port. 



Umary. At this farm the cost of picking was 1 $000 to 1 $200 

 per 16 kilos, and one picker would collect daily an average of 801b. 

 seed cotton. The length of fibre was 37mm. to 38mm. 



Besides " Moco " they grow " Mocozinho." It turned out slightly 

 shorter but much silkier. The farmer con.sidered " Verdao" more sub- 

 ject to insects than the other two kinds. Care is taken on this farm 

 to separate dirty from clean cotton. We thought that the qualities 

 were somewhat irregular. 



Passing through OuRO Branco* we reached Fazenda Volta do 

 EspiRiTo Santo. 



On the " Taboleiro " land of this estate some more excellent 

 cotton was grown, averaging 38mm. to 40mm., but we found one tree 



* Cotton is often called in Brazil •' ouro branco," lit. -white gold. 



