If the system of seed selection was carried out under proper super: vision at the ginneries, and the gins net Proper manner to prevent seed being damaged during the operation, in four or five seasons a reliable type of cotton could be established in each district. It did not follow, however, that cotton which was successful in Tungchow or Jessfield would be the same in Shanghai or Ningpo. He could not emphasize too strongly that no matter how good the soil or how good the climate or planting, unless the seed was good and fully matured and of " variety suitable to the district, the result would be failure both from a quality and commercial point of view. The fact remained that the seed was the most important factor.
The Destruction of Pests.
In conclusion, Mr, Kearsley said that cotton was a very variable plant, and if different qualities were planted clarely together the
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