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the cotton spinners of Great Britain may obtain 
adequate supplies of the raw material for their 
mills. Production of long-staple cotton is in danger 
of being restricted below normal requirements on 
account of the ravages of insect pests ; and, further, 
the quality available for British factories is steadily 
diminishing owing to the increased consumption of 
this class of cotton by American manufacturers. 
That every effort should be made to grow long- 
staple cotton is emphasized by the fact that high- 
grade cotton is required by the rubber and motor 
industries. Next to rubber, long-staple cotton is 
the most important raw-material used by these 
industries, and the outlook for the future is un- 
satisfactory because there is not enough of the best 
grades produced to meet the demand. 
Attempts to grow cotton in Malaya have been made 
from time to time ; but, hitherto, the results obtained 
cannot be considered satisfactory from a commercial 
standpoint, because the yield per unit area was 
either too low, or the quality produced was too poor. 
About 1914, trials -were made with Egyptian, 
American Upland and Caravonica cottons at the 
Kuala Lumpur and Batu Tiga Plantations, but the 
crop records of these experiments are not available. 
A comparatively good return, however, was reported. 
In 1921 a plot of Sea Island cotton was grown at 
the Kuala Kangsar Government Plantation. Owing 
chiefly to late planting, the yield obtained from it 
was small, but the Superintendent considers that 
the prospects of cotton-growing in the district are 
favourable. 
