Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-08-06
FOREIGN Cot
TON CROPS.

Reference Is again MADE TO the Ell
forts OF foreign countries to grow
cotton successfully, in a late number
of the Daily Consular and trade re-
ports. 1t appears from these reports
that in spite of efforts in India, Al
RIGA, Turkey and other places, Brazil
is the only country which has any
real chance to rival the United States
as a cotton growing country.
No doubt this will come as great
surprise to many persons who have
not kept pace with the industrial
md agricultural development of the
South American republics. The fact
$ attested, however, by Vice Consul
ieneral j. ). Slechta representing
he United States at Rio de Janerio.
by Brazil for the investment OF cap
tai and the lack of lace prejudice
in that enterprising country will tend
to encourage the immigration of peo-
pie having knowledge of cotton
culture SO that the chances for Bra
I'll to rank high as cotton growing
country seem to be yery good. Mr.
Slechta furnishes the State Depart
ment with the following information
en- his suffice.
1T Is said that the Minister of Ag-
riculture has made arrangements
with a we'll known specialist to visit
our Southern States 10 study cotton
growing and bring back American ex-
perts to further the interests of cot
ION cultivation in Brazil. 1t is intend
ID that such persons travel through
out the cotton growing sections and
act as inspectors, and especially as
instructors.
Every now and aga,n some of the
professors of the Uni ,ersity OF CHI
eago give 10 the world what they
consider a new religion or at least
new variety Of Christianity. What
The world needs is not something new
IN the shape of religion but a bet,er
living of What it now has. If the gap
at present existing between the pro-
fession and the practice were closed
up they and society would be in ia.
better condition.
Very strong representations have
neen made to the Department OF Ag-
riculture by influential men of the
cotton growing States in Northern
Brazil, tending to- demonstrate that il
proper instruction for the scientific
training OF cotton growers be given
the cotton production would be great
ly increased. Large areas of northern
Brazil have as their only source of
wealth the products vi the cotton
field, and with the des slopment which
is sure to come with modern methods
of culture, cotton growing should be-
come the third greatest industry OF
Brazil The expert Is to give partic-
ular attention to irrigation as used
in cotton growing, inasmuch as some
of the best cotton growing lands of
Brazil require irrigation to obtain the
best results. In view Of the fact that
Brazil is probably the only country,
other than the United States, which
possesses lands capable of cotton pro-
duction on really large scale, this
step is of considerable, significance. "
The British are making systematic
efforts to increase the production OF
cotton in Uganda, around Lake Vic
toria. American Upland gives the
best results and now no other kind
is permitted by the government to
be grown. The value OF the exports
has grown from $1,14S in 19O4.5 to-
5000, 612 in 19OS-9 The government,
is granting cheap Land to encourage
systematic planting by Europeans
and Is maintaining two seed farms.
There are indications that if the
Turkish government should encourage
the industry, the cotton crop of 80,
900 bales annually would be largely
increased.
Commercial Agent Julien Brode,
writing from Alexandria under date
of June 8, states that the prospects
are for a normal crop Of cotton in7I
Egypt, or about 1,4O0, 900 bales. The
crops everywhere seem to have a
vno.; cto,d ord tho cultivation Is