COTTON- WOOL. 



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able report, however, is given by Mr. Robinson of Letter from 

 the one which has been tried severally at the So- ^Tf^Trfde^ 

 ciety's farm at Akra, at the premises of Messrs. *25^0cu°i^3i! 

 Alexander and Co., and at the Glo'ster Mills. 



2. Having conferred with the Society regarding 

 the disposal of the machines lately arrived, and 

 they having offered, through Mr. Secretary Robin- 

 son, to use their best endeavours to effect this in 

 the most advantageous way, we respectfully sug- 

 gest that they be 'accordingly made over for the 

 present to the Society for that purpose. 



3. Admirably adapted as the saw-gins in ques- 

 tion are for extricating the seed from the wool, we 

 entertain great doubts whether they could be 

 brought into general use in this country, as the 

 cotton-wool with the seed in it is never transported 

 to any distance from the place of its growth, and 

 the operation of separating the seed is performed 

 by the women and children in the neighbouring 

 villages, who could neither afford to obtain, nor 

 would they understand the use of such machines. 



4. The cotton with the seed in it, or kupas, being 

 at least three-fifths heavier than the wool by itself, 

 it would not bear the expense of carriage to any 

 distant place, and the cattle of the surrounding 

 villages are fed with part of the seed. Oil is also 

 extracted from it, and part is kept for the next 

 year's sowings. 



5. Any machine of simple construction, which 

 would separate the dirt, leaves, and other impuri- 

 ties 



