The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-25

II IS interesting to speculate upon
the monopoly the South has in sup
plying the world with cotton. statis-
tics proving that this section Of the
country is destined TO continue to give
70 the. manufacturers the necessary
amount OF raw material with which
to meet the demands OF the trade
During recent visit b. the city. the
, occasion being the Farmers Union
convention, Mr. fIarvie Jordan. one
time president OF the Southern Cottoy
Association, now q prominent folio, Z
er Of the faith Of the union. declal
tnat the South is bound to hold its
place as producer OF cotton. Mr.
Jordan has Travelled In all countries
which raise the product and he has
made g careful study Of soil condi-
tions. as we'll as the cultivation Of
| cotton under all sorts Of situations
| existing in foreign climes and he Is
subject.
| Entire World Production.
! The production Of cotton in the
entire world amounts TO about 10000
! 600 bales. It requires this much to
supply the demands Of the trade, ac-
cording to Mr.. Jordan. Foreign
countries look to the South to furnish
at least Is, ,0o6.000 bales Of this 20
! 100000, leaving foreign countries
| only an average of 100000 bales to
produce.
recent report from the census
| bureau tending to inform the people
OF the advantages 6f the South in
raising cotton as well as TO show what
Icompetition it has in foreign soils
/ contains some interesting facts IN re-
gard to the cultivation OF the produc1
| in India, Egypt and other countries
/ The crop of 1903 amounted to 3,601.-
| 900 bales Of 500 pounds each, com
| pared with 2,952,se0 III 1908, an in
crease Of 643,800 bales. or per cent
This is the second largest crop record
ed, being exceeded only by that O
1906, when the production was 8,
926, 400 bales.
India Near limit
/ Because Of more suitable soil
! droughts and the need OF the popu
lation for food supplies. it seems hard
ly probable, according TO the cOttcr
experts of the census. that India Vii
materially increase its cotton produc
ton in the near future beyond the re
quirementS of its own mills. However
the international Fedora ton Of Mas
ter Cotton Spinners and Nanufectur
ers' Associations Of Manchester, Eng
land, recently sent their secretary OF
! an extensive visit through India an(
the following extract from his repOr
Is interesting:
There is good authority 10 bclieV'
that India can produce within few
years 10000 600 bales of cotton il tht
matter is properly dealt with. Their
exist all the fundamental conditions
namely, AZ excellent system OF gov
ernment railways, which are being
enlarged, good country roads fol
transportation, large population &C
customcd to agricultural work, ane
an excellent government department
i Of agriculture. This department IS nov
doing superior work CT z scientific
basis for the promotion Of cottor
growing By seed selecticn the di-
rectors Of agriculture have developed
long staple indigenous cottons, anC
in some portions OF India American
seed has become acclimated, yields
well and maintains its characteristics
for several wears Greater success
however, has been achieved by i'm
proving the character Of indlSeno Gus
cOttors than by the Introduction o.
exotics American seed appears tc
flourish in few districts only, anG
Egyptian seed seems to be capable Of
developing to some extent in the pro
vince of Sind. One great difficulty TT
perSua ding the farmers to grow loUg-
staple cotton is his inability to obtain
adequata remuneration tor the extra
time and care involved III It's pfoduc-
ton Then again, the yield per acre Is
smaller than with the short-stapl"
The quality Of the Indian cotton. As q
rule, is OF inferior grade, but the ef-
forts Of the government to Improve
this are meeting with success. II mas
+! been proved by experiments ina
! Egyptian and sea-iSland cott"ns cali
! be grown in Ceyloc but whilst the
boom in rubber and cocoa nuts lasts
there viii be a scarcity of Ia boz. ai.,'
consequently no great progress III cot
ton culture can be looked fof III the
near future"
Egyptian Production.
! With reference 10 the prod tet-on of
cotton III Egypt. this coHAtrYS $ cont
petitor next in Importance. TN, cen
s,1s bureaus expert or cotton pr3dhc-
ton say: