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action of the residency Palembang and the Lam pong Districts, was 

 followed by a similar one in the Preanger Regenc ies, Cheribon and 

 Banjoemas and in 1859 it was extended overall Java. Madoera 

 and Bawean. Besides that, Teysmann put himself at the head of 

 the cotton industry in our archipelago and from his own investiga- 

 tions, he in 1859 brought out a written report, addressed to the 

 Resident. 



What has been done, with respect to the native as well as foreign 

 kinds of cotton and with what results the undertakings have been 

 crowned may be seen from the several reports from the Residents. 

 With these reports, and after considering the cotton culture in 

 America and Egypt it is possible for us to throw a critical glance 

 on the chances of success, in lands, such as our own is. 



The following are the chief points extracted from these reports. 



Preanger Regencies 



The cotton is here grown, as a secondary plant together with the 

 paddy gaga or tipar, but not as such on the sawahs, and that es- 

 pecially on the low lands on the South Coast of the regencies 

 Tjiandjoer and Soekapoera. 



The kind that is grown is one of the most fruitful, of the whole 

 of Java, and is known under the name of Kapas Koemas, one of 

 the many varieties of Gossypium indie um, found in Java. 



It is planted at all times of the year, yet seldom at the most suit- 

 able time i.e. April and May. It is planted at l\-2 feet by 3-4 feet; 

 but as the paddy is sown at the same time, the sowing is done very 

 irregularly, and the paddy seeds are mixed up with those of the 

 cotton. 



As the sowing is generally done at the unfavourable time of the 

 year, that is in the rainy season, the continued rains become the 

 cause of failures. 



The average harvest is 4 piculs per bouw, and a very satisfactory 

 crop brings in about 10 piculs per bouw. 



The price is very variable, it is with the planters 8-10 duits and 

 on the bazaars 16-20 duits per kattie with the seed, or fo. 38-/0.48 

 per lb. of cleaned cotton. 



Teysmann is of opinion, that the cotton culture over the whole 

 residency could be considerably extended, if the Government would 

 push the matter on, by which too the price would considerably 

 decline, so that the prices would come more in relation to the 

 actual price which is considered by Teysmann to be/ 5 per picul (*) 

 yet according to Teysmann this should give good results; the cot- 

 ton having then to be grown as a secondary product, after the 

 paddy harvest, on the sawahs, for which before all, the New Orleans 

 variety must be noted, which is found in small quantities, here and 

 there, but does not yield the expected results, owing to the impro- 

 per time of sowing. 



According to Teysmann, there are thousands of bouws of sawahs 

 or wet rice-fields on which no secondary plants are grown. 



* A valuation of Teysmann's which can be said to be exaggeratedly low. That 

 the market value of 16-20 guilders should fall to f $ may be doubted. 



