The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-09-05
FRoW COTTON IN
NEW TERRITORIES
.e,rAND is SUCCESSFUL
Y L'2TH AMERICAN LONG
" STAPLE VARIETY.

,rw Work, N. with the in
W. VI. ii the boil weevil and the pink
r "a worm efforts are being made to
81 ,,,I,te the growing OF cotton in
",' .arritories. In Egypt, by grating
l" .:oo varieties of cotton on Amer
psborescent cotton plants, cotton
= IL ;s produced which will live for
w. '.,rs and produce a cotton COM
4 h,e with the best grade OF Sakel-
.a;s This experiment has been car
i on+ on the sandy soils of the Dor
t. j. 81 the Egyptian desert, and it is
|a;med a yield of 1000 to 800 kilos
' tsctare from the second year and
y;mun OF $500 toward the
, m wear is obtainable (hectare
gn Dls 547l acres; kilo equals z,14o
'p Tnse are now approximately 5000
lnelff cotton under cultivation in the
Fre s. u district, South Africa, D.
alS'e enres in the Waterberg district,
" a. in Tzaneen section, SO acres
n az, f,' Transkei district, and 4,0OO
ln' N Natal. Planting takes place
FL o October and November and
n l;ao bcpins in April, continuing ur-
CH ImSe or July. In the Rustenberg
.Io %'' the best results have been OBJ
:a5 from cotton of the big-boll va
E tC0 The average yield is $50 to SUI
.ads OF int cotton per acre.
Fine Cotton in Nyasaland.
\ IT, principal variety Of cotton
lae IN Zambesia is Nyasaland up
KIT y long staple, with an Egyptian
L. which gives an unusual luster
t abe cotton. The total production Tor
o0 was more than 1000 tons from
ort 10000 acres. The cotton area
bends along the south bank OF the
mbesia from Chemba toward the
pntier OF the Tete district.
IT. Vyasaland long staple American
Bisrd cotton has given the most sat
srtGrv results. The quality is said to
i better than that Of the original
nericap stock in length of staple and
t;ress Plants are hard and blight
8S;.tinp Efforts to acclimatize Egyp-
In varieties have not been successful:
NThere are thousands of acres OF land
hineptly suitable for cotton growing
Il Fiii and at present there is no dan
Il Of pests. The crop grows quickly,
4ne varieties being harvested within
Er or five months of planting.
Experiments in Philippines.
Ma the Philippine Island acclimatiza-
IN experiments are being made, the
butts OF which indicate that the cul-
&aton of American or other foreign
,ecies is not advisable, and that the
tive species, Torquillo and Sangley,
Il the only two to be recommended
i extensive cultivation.
Nearly 5000 acres of cotton have
len planted in Queensland, Australia,
season and it has been demonstrat-
81 BY experiments to farmers in the
bthern states that cotton growing
a be successfully carried on there
conjunction with other crops. Land
ailable for cotton production under
gation may be estimated at several
lion acres.
Efforts are being made to stimulate
Il growing of cotton in the Chaco
@ritory Of Argentina and on other
$tabc lands in that republic, but diff
ulties are met in extending cotton
bduction in Argentina largely be-
tse OF lack of labor and unfavorable
natic conditions OF the northern val
q lands. The land available is prac-
ally unlimited, but it will be neces-
" to clear it, combat semi-tropicai
Editions, establish small towns, and
&port labor before any great accom-
#shments may be expected.
IN Peru the cotton stainer (Dysder
d Suturelus) is a source OF great
#nage to cotton. Two years ago 1t
*Ised the entire loss OF a crop OF
Eput 10000 acres.