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To show that cotton cultivation is better when water is less than abundant, and the yield increases if the cotton bushes are more numerous. For this purpose, 106 feddans were used, planted with the distance between the rows and between the cotton bushes. For this purpose, 106 feddans were used, planted with cotton, beans, sugar cane, and soybeans. The most important people in these fields were those who cultivated them, and the yields from them were almost all greater than in the neighboring areas. Many farmers offered their land for examination in various parts of the country, which they submitted to the Department of Agriculture. The examination was approved in 1912.

Cotton Pests – There was great anxiety due to the appearance of the cotton worm in 1910, which caused rumors of a poor harvest. All who estimated it thought it would be less than it actually was. The official estimate by the month was that it would be less than its yield. The final estimate by the Department of Agriculture in November was that the yield would be 9,407,000 qintars, but the yield was more than that, and it is certain that it reached 7,000,000 qintars or more.

Cotton Worm – The special measures taken by the Ministry of Interior in 1910 to combat the cotton worm and the almond worm were continued last year, and the number of inspectors, special inspectors, supervisors, and clerks remained approximately the same. Half of June arrived, and the cotton worm had not appeared. Hopes were then raised that the season had escaped its ravages, but it appeared suddenly at the end of that month in large numbers because the cold weather helped its appearance. The situation called for assistance from the authorities in the northern region. It was known that the area planted with cotton was 4,085,017 feddans, compared to 4,615,950 in 1910. Of this, 830,000 feddans were affected by the cotton worm, compared to 6,300,000 qintars affected in the previous year. If the total number of days worked by each laborer in combating the cotton worm in 1911 is summed up, it reaches 750,000 days, compared to 2,600,000 in 1910.

Of these days, 8,970 days were at the government's expense (compared to 19,996 in the previous year), and 12,630 of them (compared to 2,733 in the previous year) were for the application of the law that allows for the payment of labor wages from public funds. If the total number of days worked by each laborer in combating the cotton worm in 1911 is summed up, it reaches 750,000 days, compared to 2,600,000 in 1910.

Of these days, 8,970 days were at the government's expense (compared to 19,996 in the previous year), and 12,630 of them (compared to 2,733 in the previous year) were for the application of the law that allows for the payment of labor wages from public funds. These figures indicate the severity of the blow, which was worse than any previous blow. It appeared that the worm would overcome the cotton, especially since the farmers were disturbed by it and went around with written notices. Therefore, the government used all its resources, and many of its senior officials went to the affected areas, and it can be said that all

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