129 



Moisture 

 Oil 



Albuminous compounds 

 Mucilage, sugar, digestible 



fibre, &c. 

 Woody fibre (cellulose) 

 Mineral matter (asb) 



Decorticated. 



Und ecorticated.. 



10 64 





10.23 



5.24 



44.19 



23.17 



23 42 



32.27 



4.88 



20.79 



6.64 



5.23 



100.00 



100.00 



7.07 



3.71 



Containing nitrogen 



" Note tbe bigb position occupied by oil-cakes, botb as nitrogenous 

 and as fatty foods. Inasmucb as albuminoids and fat are tbe most con- 

 centrated of the constituents of animal food, it is evident that small 

 quantities of oil-cake may be made valuable adjuncts to other less nu- 

 tritious food. In other words, a little oil-cake — particularly decorticated 

 cotton-cake and linseed-cakes goes a long way." 



General Remarks — At the end of last century there were over LOO 

 cotton works in Jamaica, but sugar was paying so well that cotton was 

 gradually given up. 



There seems to be some prospect of the cultivation being taken up 

 by small settlers and others in 'lurks Island, and if it is likely to be a 

 paying crop there, it might also pay to grow it again in Jamaica. 



It is interesting to note that the celebrated Sea Island was first 

 grown from seed of the wild cotton imported into the States from 

 Inagua one of the Bahama Islands. 



The United States Consul at Turks Island writing to the Director of 

 Public Gardens in August 1892, stated : " About a year ago I noticed 

 that some of the soil here was very much like that at Edisto Island in 

 South Carolina, and fancied that Sea Island cotton would thrive here. 

 About October last I imported some of that Sfed and planted it, the re- 

 sult was very favourable. In about six months the product was about 

 200 lbs. of the cleaned lint per acre, equal in quantity to the aver- 

 age produced in South Carolina. There were no heavy T rains following 

 so that although the trees were in fairly good condition, there was no 

 second crop during the year. I have no doubt that if there had been the 

 usual rainfall in May, there would have been a second crop before the end 

 of the twelve months nearly, if not quite equal to the first. Samples 

 of this cotton were sent to New York. It was reported that this staple 

 was slightly shorter than that of Sea Island cotton, but that mine was 

 finer and of a better quality. 



" Enciostjre. — Inagua Cotton " 



" Regarding the samples sent us we have to say that the No. 2 native 

 cotton looks as though it might be classed with our American cotton. 

 The present value is about 7 to 8 cents." 



Sea Island Cotton. 



" The samples of No. 1, Sea Island cotton is not as long as our Sea In- 

 land, but it is very fine, the fibre being more silky in nature than ours which 

 is an advantage. Parties here cannot say that the cotton has degenerated 

 any after planting in your soil with the exception of the length. The 

 value of the sample here is from 12c. to 15c. and perhaps more." 



