The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-04

don't know Of farm 10 Algeria that Is lei By the
acre OF heetare The majority Of them worked by poor
families who receive % per cent Of tue net proceeds the
proprietor furnishing the stock and implements necessary
for carrying IL on
Tweny-srth question What causes any operate in
unousy 10 the cotton crop either by insects climate or
the physical POLITICAL and social condition OF the nhabl
tans
The climate Of Algeria is not adapted to the cultivation
OF cotton II cannot be planted before the middle OF prl
without running the risk of the seeds peshng from the
excessive moisture OF the land therefore, does arrive
at maturity before The almost incessan rains OF autumn
commence which nearly stop it's vegetation.
In the all OF 1884 aud spring OF 1855 watched with
care the progress Of the cotton plant in twenty diff
teent localities and the result that the LIST OF Dc
ooer about 10 per cent of the crop above referred to had
been picked In damaged state, being tender and
when housed From that time TO the LIST Of February
judged that twelve per cent gathered ia worth
less condition. the pods having but partially opened and
were continually saturated with water that onehaf OF
the contents Of every bud decayed and quite black
OF the remainder nearly three ourths of the whole
crop planted with the exception OF few that cracked the
pods looked in the spring fresh and green they did
IN the month OF August although the plants were dead at
the roots
he province of Oran is reported to be better adapted
TO the growth of cotton than the other two but not hav
ing as yet visited it, unable TO verify this rumor
However IL is well known that its cultivation there last
year was almost exclusively confined TO persons said TO he
connected with the cotton factories of France the fail
ures Of the previous running the poorer
farmers that they could not be prevailed upon TO try il
again.
Inc Empefors prize Tor 1894 OF 10000 francs nj the
request of the committee, divided between French
man and an Arab Chief they being unable to decide,
according to their report which of them ought to receive
It. Now the fact was the Arab being under the influence
OF the political bureau was induced to cultivate cotton
large scale Tor this country with view to give him
Of the prizes, whether he merted it not order to
stimulate his race to its cultivation.
report OF last years committee has yet been made
public but it is supposed that the Frenchman above allu
ded TO will get the principal prize he has planted this
spring 10 hectares or 3l Ill acres with cotton His farm is
in the western province.
Notwithstanding the encouragement given to the cult
walton Of cotton in Algeria it is in most anguishing
dton. The past spring there few bales shipped
from this port to ayre which for the grown
by individuals who have made themselves conspicuous by
their writings the subject and who possessed of su
fcient means to bear the sacrifice they doubtless
obliged to make.
The past season the Arabs brought in little in wet
matted state and they have habit of running their
sheep fine sandy plain before shearng them in
Ger to increase the weight Of the fleece the end
they mixed small stones with their cotton which nearly
spoiled all the gins.
Owing to the unusual dryness of last fall and winter
the cotton growers had remarkable opportunity rpen
and gather their crops but Notwithstanding Providence
favored them in this respect to the derimen of all other
cultivation, their efforts a failure