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Experiments to discover the best cotton to form a basis. for 
Uganda cotton have shown that long-stapled American 
Upland is the best, and work is being carried out on one of 
the Government plantations in acclimatizing and grading up 
a suitable cotton by selection. 
Cotton growing is a purely native industry, and the exports 
are due entirely to the thousands of small cultivators, who 
are instructed by a large staff of natives working in every part 
of the Protectorate. 
All the cotton seed is distributed free of charge, and over 
300 tons of seed are given out annually. 
Uganda cotton regularly sells at from 50 to 150 points on 
Middling American. 
Legislation has been put into operation to help in improving 
and maintaining the standard, dealing with such points as the 
distribution of seed, uprooting of plants, hand cotton gins, 
licences and permits to purchase raw cotton, markets, in- 
spection of raw cotton and ginning factories; a copy of the 
rules in force is given im extenso. 
[ Discussion. | 
The Prestpent: Mr. Simpson’s paper is exceedingly 
interesting, because there is no doubt whatever that Uganda 
is capable of producing a very useful description of cotton for 
Lancashire. It is also equally true that the natives are taking 
up the work with great enthusiasm. In fact, the situation 
altogether in Uganda seems to be most promising. If anyone 
has any remarks to make about Uganda, I would ask that they 
should be made now. 
Mr. C. M. WotsTenHOLME: I have taken a great interest in 
this matter, and there is one point which I should like to men- 
tion. The cotton of late years has become rather longer and not 
so strong as it was three or four years ago, chiefly owing, I 
think, to the introduction of a longer staple seed from America, 
and it is not so readily saleable as the cotton was three years 
ago. 
CONTRIBUTION POUR L’ETUDE DES COTONS DES COLONIES 
PORTUGAISES. 
Par le Professeur C. pE MELLO GERALDEs, 
Directeur du Laboratoire de Technologie Coloniale et du Musée 
Agricole Colonial de l'Institut Supérieur d’Agronomie di 
Lisbonne, : 
[ ABSTRACT. ] 
L’auteur présente dans ce mémoire le résultat de ses études 
au sujet de quelques échantillons de coton des Colonies Portu- 
