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This farmer made a difference between sandy " Taboleiras " 

 ;and stoney " Taboleiras."' According to his opinion the latter 

 produced excellent quality but a smaller quantity. 



During the drought of 1919 the sandy " Taboleiras " gave no 

 ■crop at all, but the stoney one yielded ; he plants his trees four metres 

 apart all round. This cultivator also selects his seed. After ginning, 

 the fibres measured 36mm. to 37mm. 



We noticed some of the khaki natural coloured cotton, viz., 

 ■" Inteiro," in his fields. 



This valley is 28 kilometres long, all planted with cotton. 



At the Fazenda Joazeiro we saw a i^retty even cotton 38mra. 

 ginned. 



A Moco Cotton Field In the Valley ot Sao Bentos River, with Owners 



(Everybody here wears large leather hats) 



" Serido " cotton is generally a creamy colour and has a peculiar 

 -smell, somewhat like goats' skin. This year the first pickings have 

 "turned out quite white instead of creamy. 



The bales of 64 to 65 kilos measured 1-25 by • 75 by • 40 metres. 



In the Valle do 8. Bentos we saw more excellent cotton in the 

 third year of growth on " Taboleira '' land measuring up to 45mm., 

 and being very silky. The yield on this farm was 4801b. per acre 

 lint and the ginning outturn 30 • 8 per cent. 



For picking 1 $500 was paid. For ginning and baling 20 $000 to 

 ;23$000 per 8 arrobas of 16 kilos lint. 



