The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

damage to the fiber from these causes, as is often the case in the United States Egyptian cotton is characterized by length, strength and uniformity of fiber, and excells every other variety, except sea island.
 In Egypt 1,S95,0O0 acres were de- 1 voted to the cultivation of cotton in 1910 compared with 1,757000 acres in 1909 an increase of per cent. The cot ! ton crop of 1909 was the smallest growr l in years, owing to infiltration, the rav' ages of the boil weevil and other in sects, and the high prices of grain and 1 clover which induced the planting ot these crops. A comparison of the pro duction of 1909 with that of 1910, which amounted to 1.535,000 bales of 500 pounds each, shows an increase of 624OOO bales, or 6S per cent. The large yield for Egypt in 1910 broke the record of cotton production in that country and was due chiefly to the very la vorable season, the average yield per acre being 405 pounds in 1910, as against 316 in 1909.
 Russias Greatest Crop in 1910
 The production of cotton in Rus sia in 1910 amounted to 900,000 bales of 500 pounds each, which was more than half of the annual requirements of the Russian mills. The crop was one
 
 ing year, and was the largest ever grown in the country. Nearly the en- tire production of Russia is grown in Turkestan, the Ferghana valley alone producing more than one-half of the total.
 Cotton is grown in the various river valleys and its cultivation is limited to places accessible to irrigation. The cli- mate is dry, with high summer tempera- lures, mild winters, and with scarcely any rainfall during the crop making months Many of the irrigation works were built centuries ago, and because of their inadequacy considerable areas suitable for growing cotton are pre- vented from being brought under cul- tivation. While only 35 to 40 per cent of the land Is devoted to cotton culti- Vation at the present time, 1t seems probable that this proportion can be increased largely when railway con nections are made with the cereal pro- ducing regions of the country. Land in the cotton district now in wheat can | then be planted in cotton, and the food stuffs can be brought in from other sections.
 Experiments have been made with a number of imported seeds, but the up land American seems to have given the best results, A large proportion of the cotton grown at the present time Is either of the American varieties or new varieties derived therefrom. Cot ton is also grown in Transcaucasia, where the area devoted to 1t has been estimated at 95,000 acres and the pro duction at 60,000 bales of 500 pounds each.
 Conditions in China
 The full production of cotton in China can not be estimated accurately be- cause large quantities. grown in that country, are consumed in the homes of the people without entering into the commercial channels or becoming a fac tor in the supply of cotton for mill con sumption. According to the best ad- vice, it seems probable that the exports of the crop of 1910 will amount to as much as 425,000 bales, compared with 250 900 bales for 'the 1909 crop. The cotton factories In China require about 300. 900 bales, which amount, together with the estimated exports, indicates the production of about 725, 900 bales of commercial cotton in that country from the crop of 1910. The Chinese government has recently been mak in g experiments in growing foreign varie- ties of cotton, with a view to in- creasing the production Cotton grown from American seed has proven satis- factory, the ,iber being of a better quail ity than the native product. In these experiments the country is receiving the active cooperation of the Japanese, who see an opportunity of securing cotton almost equal to the American | fiber at lower price and nearer home.
 Methods in Brazil
 The production of cotton in Brazil in 1910 is estimated at 360,00O bales of l 500 pounds each. A considerable por- ton of the production is consumed in the Brazilian mills. Extensive areas in the country are suited to cotton grow | f,,rr nn ,f,,. f,yfi nF at the present time is grown in the val l ley of the San Francisco river. The methods of cultivating the crop in many sections are still crude, although much progress is being male and better ma fchinery and better transportation fa- Il cilities are being provided,
 Demand for Peru's Cotton Cotton has been grown since the earliest times in Peru, although tht production was never large until with
 in the last l9 years. In 1902 the erol