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In attempting to improve the cotton of Sind, superior Indian 
varieties were first tried, but were soon discarded in favour of 
exotic kinds. The Department of Agriculture found that 
Egyptian cotton succeeded on the Government farms, and 
afterwards 4,000 acres were planted on the Jamroa Canal. The 
crop was of good quality, but was difficult to dispose of, as 
the Bombay mills do not use Egyptian cotton. Egyptian 
cotton has, moreover, the disadvantages that it requires more 
careful cultivation than Sindhi and has a long growing period, 
which practically restricts its growth at present to the Jamrao 
Canal area. 
Some years ago trials were made with American cotton, and 
it was found that this had the advantages of having a short 
growing period (thus enabling it to be grown on the common 
inundation canals), of giving a yield per acre equal to that of 
the Sindhi cotton, of being hardy and amenable to the method 
of cultivation employed for the Sindhi variety, and of being 
more easily marketed than Egyptian cotton. The author 
during a visit to the cotton-growing regions of the United 
States selected the ‘‘ Triumph”’ variety as being the most 
suitable for Sind. This plant bears large bolls, matures early, 
gives good yields, and is well adapted for growth on irrigated 
lands. After repeated experimental trials at the Government 
farms, it was decided to grow the variety on a large scale, 
and, early in 1913, 30 tons of seed were distributed in the 
Jamrao area and 10 tons in Sukkur and Upper Sind frontier. 
A syndicate of Bombay millowners was formed to buy, gin, 
bale, and dispose of the crop derived from this seed. The 
crop amounted to 511 bales, and was sold in Liverpool at an 
average price of 1d. per Ib. below that of Middling American. 
Seed for planting 6,000 acres has been distributed this year 
(1914), and it is expected that with better ginning the product 
will be equal in grade to Middling American. A seed farm 
of 200 acres has been started by the Agricultural Department 
in order to prevent deterioration of the stock. 
NOTE PRELIMINAIRE SUR LES ENGRAIS CHIMIQUES DANS 
LA CULTURE DU COTONNIER EN EGYPTR. 
Par Vicror M. Mossert, 
Membre de Institut Egyptien. 
[ABsTRACT. ] 
Dans ces quinze derniéres années, on a fait en Egypte de 
nombreuses exp¢ériences sur la fumure du cotonnier. 
La plupart de ces expériences n’ont porté que sur une seule 
année de culture. [l est rare aussi qu’on. ait pris des pre- 
