In the past, they obtained good seeds because they used to buy them from small merchants who mostly sold them very poor quality seeds and charged them high prices. So the government now sells good seeds to the farmer so that he can reap a crop of the desired grade. Due to the abundance of moisture in the land, its poor drainage, and the devastating impact of birds in recent years without distinction, the pests of cotton have increased tremendously and caused much damage to the crop. A committee of inquiry, currently headed by His Highness Prince Hussein Pasha Kamel, is experimenting to discover a means to eradicate these insects. It is hoped that some worms that destroy the cotton worm in other countries will be introduced, which will reduce their numbers, or that a poisonous substance will be discovered that kills the worm without harming others, thus alleviating the burden of this pest, if not eradicating it. Laws have been enacted to protect birds, but I fear that their enactment was too late for many beneficial bird species that were once abundant in this country. Finally, it is hoped that once drainage is restored and the soil dries out, the conditions that favor the presence and reproduction of the worm will disappear, thus reducing its harm. The aforementioned work will be completed by the instruction of the Aswan Dam next May, which will increase irrigation in the Egyptian Delta and yield crops that are worth half of what was agreed upon by the treasuries. Other reforms have been completed to ensure the provision of summer water in Upper Egypt and to end basin irrigation, which has long hindered the land's productivity and its full yield. As long as abundant water for irrigation is guaranteed, there should be no mention of the need to enable the people of Egypt to reap the greatest possible benefit from their good land through their great and noble efforts. The issue of drainage, which has been the subject of much discussion, is of paramount importance. Therefore, the necessary measures will be taken to implement a great project that will protect the drains in the governorates of Tahrir and Ghamra. This project has been presented to Sir John Garstin and the Undersecretary, who are superior to their peers in their technical knowledge and long experience in the country. It has been approved and will be implemented as soon as possible, given the magnitude of such a great undertaking. In short, the intended result is to lower the water level in the drains of those areas of the Delta by one and a half to two meters below the surface of the land, because the possible experiments conducted by the engineers have proven that if this is not done, the yield per feddan will increase to the point of doubling in many areas. The issue of farmers' debts was one of the major causes of their distress and concern for the state of the country.