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In the direction of the year, to some good varieties, and its seeds were sold at high prices. The best of these varieties is likely the one called Sclarides, which is generally higher than Mit Afifi, or at least equivalent to it. He said that it can be planted instead of Mit Afifi in lands planted with Mit Afifi where the cultivation of Mit Afifi is not hindered. However, it is not possible to substitute current varieties with new ones in any way before completing the research and investigation. The quality of Egyptian cotton remains as it was, it seems, in Mit Afifi, which has been more affected by Mit Afifi and other superior varieties than before. This decline was successful, as it is said that the practice of bringing Ashmouni cotton, which grows in Upper Egypt, to Lower Egypt mixed with Mit Afifi is increasing among small farmers in Lower Egypt, so that the fiber can be sold under the name of Mit Afifi. The mixed seeds resulting from this are distributed to small farmers in the regions where Mit Afifi is cultivated. The Ministry of Agriculture has paid attention to this issue. The weather conditions in the vast cultivated areas were not good at all in March and April, but they improved significantly in the following months, especially with the spread of fog. The temperature remained unusually high until almost the end of the year, so the plants continued to bear fruit. For this reason, and because of the protection of the crop from the worm, as mentioned above, and other favorable conditions, the crop was large. It is likely that the total crop reached 750,000 qintars, an increase of 763,449 qintars over the largest crop known to date, which was the crop of 1907.
It is not forgotten that the Sudan crop, through which most Egyptian cotton passes, has increased, affecting the statistics. Even if its effect is very slight. The average yield per feddan is equivalent to what it was in 1907, but it is less than the average of some previous years when it reached 5 qintars per feddan. However, it is not hidden that in that year, cotton was only planted in the best lands, in addition to the fact that the secondary cultivation was poor in the most fertile lands. The Ministry of Agriculture has begun to investigate these two issues thoroughly. The best of the two varieties is the Ghazzal, in terms of quality. The government estimates the necessity of preserving and improving the quality of Egyptian cotton as it deserves and spares no effort to achieve this goal.