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that as a secondary plant. In 1885 an average harvest was obtained 
Experiments with Palembang seeds failed. 
In the residency Semarang experiments were once more made 
with American cotton varieties, in 1888, but again without success. 
The cotton industry is only again specially mentioned in the 
colonial reports of 1900, but after that this ceases, and it is only 
mentioned under the heading of secondary or other plants, besides 
rice. It had to be reported every year that the cotton industry 
was going backwards, instead of as before, in spite of the fact that 
the officers concerned tried their utmost to push it forward. 
The great risk that the impecunious native runs in the growing 
of the better kinds of cotton, and even with the less sensitive Indian 
kind, makes it difficult for the Javanese to compete with the great 
land of cotton, — America. 
It is only necessary to compaie the average productions from 
here with those of America in order to see how unequal the com- 
petition is. In America an average of 340 lbs. is made and here in 
the most favourable case only 200 lbs. of clean cotton per bouw and 
furthermore the latter is of less value. 
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COTTON NOTE. 
Mr. T. H. Hill writes: that in his correspondence on Cotton in 
the States Bulletin Ilf, 3, p. 95, the following passage was omitted: 
When the bolls open if there is rain, and they are neglected, the 
cotton gets black and mouldy and spotty and the seeds germinate 
here but, it has often occurred to me that when the bolls were 
matured; (a stage of growth it should not be impossible with practice 
to detect) they might be gathered, either singly or on the stem, and 
if then subject to the action of dry air, in a building, might com- 
plete the process of maturing and be of the very best quality, not 
even having had the dew on the exposed lint, and absolutely free 
from dust — a most important point in the value of cotton. 
He adds that the italicised passage is the most important point 
as he sees daily. — Editor. 
AGRI HORTICULTURAL SHOW. 
This show to be held at Kuala Lumpur August 5th, 6th and 7th, 
promises well. 
The exhibition, which is under the distinguished patronage of 
His Excellencv the Governor and High Commissioner, the Sultans 
of the Malay States, the Resident-General, and others, will be 
opened bv His Excellency at 11 a.m, on 4th August. 
