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XIII.—JUTE FROM THE GAMBIA. 
(Corchorus olitorious, L.) 
[K. B., 1898, pp. 38-40.] 
(EXTRACT. | 
Jute (Corchorus olitor ius). —The age of this plant was again sown 
and better results were gained than on the previous occasion. The 
ground was prepared and seed sown on thie north side of the station, in 
arather swampy situation. It wasstarted this year two months earlier. 
The fibre produced wasa very fair sample for a first trial, We shall be 
able to produce a mas rger and finer crop next season. The plant to 
be successful here must be sown at the ag neee e of the rains, say 
the first week in Jul ay It must have all the rain it can get while it is 
growing, and the seed must be sown thinly, or the sinha swill fail through 
not eee sufficient room to grow. 
wing notes were taken on the crop which produced the sample 
d 
of the land sown was about a quarter of an acre. The seed 
Ae T serey took eats days. Thenumber of plants cut from the 
area 2800. T weighed when dried 22 lbs., and the 
apani “Of sléatied fibre obGancd was 8 lbs 
The following report has been rocrved from the Dundee Jute 
Growers’ Association onasample of jute grown and prepared at this 
station :— 
DEAR SIR, Dundee, December 21, 1897. 
I HAVE now to advise that the sample of jute from the Gambia 
Colony which was returned to you yesterday may be said to have pe 
seen by the whole trade here, by whom it has been examined wi 
The sample does not have the high colour of the best jute from 
India, but it is SPAR a = respect to jute which is received in large 
quantity stomi N 
The fibre 
fibr 
in preparing) and it KaR A a good glossy fibre. The sample ma 
classed as medium quality of jute and quite merchantable. 
The root end has not been cut off, nor what is known as “ at 
the other end been removed, n no doubt in order to show the full extent 
as oO i i 
Except for he ‘qhort length, there is no fault to find with the sample 
= yo peen with jute from India of the quality with which it would 
classe 
It is understood that the short length of the sample is owing to late 
lanting and an exceptionally dry season. Taking these circumstances 
into consideration, the sample gives great promise that jute-growing 
. It may be. men- 
es ial 
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