No doubt every planter will do what he can to assist the Govern- 
ment in a scheme which is worth a trial. — EDMUND B. PRIOR. 
I consider the growing of cotton well worth a trial. I would 
suggest that selected planters with suitable soil on their estates be 
asked to give from 5 to 10 acres of land for the planting of different 
varieties - planting from seed at different times to endeavour to 
brincr the crop to maturity during the dry season. The Govern- 
ment should pay at least half the cost of the experiment and supply 
the seed; careful detailed accounts of ependiture, date of planting 
seed and date of maturity should be kept and forwarded to Govern- 
ment. — P. W. Parkinson. 
I consider that it would be an excellent thing if experiments' were 
made in cotton growing in the L.M.S., but consider it advisable 
that the Government should do it. 1 do not place anv faith in 
experiments made on small scales, say, 10 acres or so here am 
there. The cost of opening and planting lor one thing can never 
be trulv ascertained as half the charges a large estate would have 
to hear are never included. Again, labou- can easily be supplier 
to a small area which might never be obtainable for a proper-sized 
estate and the supervision given to an experiment so small is 
greatly in excess of what it could get under normal conditions. 
I would suggest that the different areas be carefuly selected and 
then 50 acres cleared and planted in each place. 1 his would 
undoubtedly cost money, but if the experiment is to he of any future 
use it should be done properly without sparing expense, h. 
Skinner. 
I do not think that the idea of planters giving land for a cotton 
experiment a good one, as for an experiment to be any gooc 1 
should be on a fairly large scale (not less than 50 acres and t e 
planter could not probably give sufficient attention to it m that case. 
Mr. ARDEN has mentioned that this crop at various times lequires 
a large augmentation of the labour force, lor this reason agret 
with Mr. Skinner that a small area of, say, 5 acres is of little use 
as a practical experiment. 
I think live or six blocks of 50 acres each should be opened in 
suitably dry localities to be under the charge of an experienced 
planter, who would be regularly visited by a sub-committee of the 
U.P.A. with one Government officer, all expenses lobe borne by 
Government. — A. B. Lake. 
