Refering to the plans for 1921, he sai The work projected for the coming year will be largely concentrated on creating a high quality of acclimatized seed from the selected American stock and in multiplying in the most rapid manner the improved Chinese cotton already secured. Because of the difficulties involved in roguing cotton on the lands of others, the area of pure seed grown by the University will be expanded by the leasing of land and operating the same directly. It is hoped that by practising strict economy that the expanded area will be self-supporting. The selection and breeding plots at the University for this year cover about 70 mow. In addition to this the University has purchased 150 mow of good land outside the city wal) of which 60 mow is planted to American cotton and another tract has been leased on which nearly 100 mow has been put in. By establishing a ginning unit that can gin the cotton of the adjoining farmers a pure seed area will be established and expanded at Nanking.
American cotton,' ¢xed_ will be acclimatized at Nan; suchow and Chuchow. At the forruer place the Presbyterian mission donates the use of land up to 20 mow, and at the latter station 50 mow of land has been donated by the gentry for the work.
For the Chinese cotton work, the breeding plots will be located at the University at Nanking and expansion- areas are being established at Kiangyin where the gentry have donated the use of 20 mow of land and at Shanghai where we have rented 20 mow.
The search for superior Chinese cotton types will be limited to the field that are already planted.
Special attention will be directed to investigation of insect pro-bien', the campaign for prevention of tne entrance of boll w>v.* and the establishing of ways an" ans of checking the damage of the sink boll worm.
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