The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1910-11-18
Many Efforts DslNs Directed 10
That End IN ssvsfsl fof.
sIgn Countries.
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Attempted TO Introduce the cultlva-
Inn NJ cotton In an attempt to break
the natural monopoly Of the south In
this great staple. All attempts here.
tfore have proven failures, and those
hest qualified 10 speak declare that
ali future attempts must also prove
sbortive. That attempts are to he
continued, however, In other lands is
being shown almost daily, Consul
Douglas jenkins at St. Pierre being
the latest government Official to
officially notify the United States
along this line.
In recent report to the consular
headquarters in Washington, Mr..
jenkins writes as follows concerning
the growing Of cotton 10 the French
colonies:
The French Colonial Cotton AS.
ISOLATION Is meeting with much en-.
couragement In It's efforts for the
cultivation OF cotton in Senegal,
Upper Senegal, and Dahomey.
As yet the output OF cotton 10 those
colonies is not large, but the work OF
experimentation has been In progress
only seven years. The area under
cultivation and the yield have in
creased with each season, as the as.
ISOLATION gradually extends its work
aud the natives become more and
more familiar with preparing the soil
and vesliug. In 1908 the crop was
$50 bales, while in 1909 it increased to
1855 hales.
In some OF the French colonies irri-
CATION is necessary, especially in
Senegal and, possibly, in Algeria, but
10 the rest OF those vast African
regions controlled by the French and
British governments the rainfall |,
sufficient. With so much money be
ing expended under the direction o
skillful agents and with an abundan
supply of native labor the prediction
Of those interested 10 the work ap
pear reasonable, and itseems probabl
that in the course OF time Africa will
produce, outside OF Egypt, severa
millions bales OF cotton each yeal
SUPPLYING GINS.
The general secretary OF the Frenc
Cotton Association in his report fo
1909 says:
In 1909 our association began tn
equipment and installation OF tW
ginning plants, one at Noumea an
the other at Richard-Toll. Each I
these stations is supplied with
petroleum motor, two rotary gin
and hydraulic press.
10 Dahomey we are completing OF
work and will have finished 1t befo
the end OF this year. We have sci
Two small hand machines to the lv0
coast and will furnish a new roll
ain to the station at Philippevill
Algeria. 10 the Sudan we have i
stalled new station at M'Psoba
the Koutiala region, which produc
40 important quantity OF cotton al
where our agent should gin this ye
% tons of fibre. These different
stallations will be completed in l9-
following programme submitted
we minister Of the colonies.
SENEGAL EXPERIMENTS,
Experiments conducted under t
supervision OF an Egyptian expert
oetermine whether cultivation OF c,
wn In Senegal with the aid OF irri
lion Is possible, are thus referred
10 the general secretary's reports:
Two hectares (about 5 acres) at
station were laid out, broken
N'tilized with farm manure .
eaemicals, and planted with seye
Agyptian and American varietl
Atthe same time 10 hectares lab
Sacres) Of the surrounding land
prepared. Trained oxen were sea
sno the natives had to be taught h
"cultivate the ground. Much t
xas thus required In the preparat
wthe soil. = Water used
irrigation was obtained from Lake
su'ers. No trouble was e4perieu
~ ootaining water, except with
@otors, which dId not work we'll.
Inc plant was normal. but
,eloped rather more rapidly THAI
%ypt. The crop reached full
Ms'ty Some Of II has already
sa'pped To Havre TO be sioned.
,eld Is expected 70 be more /
AW pounds to the hectAre (appl
s'e'y $50 pounds 70 the acre).