The land is fertile and capable of yielding crops if it receives a drop of floodwater. It is difficult to estimate the exact area of this land, but it can be said that the total area of land affected by the low flood was not less than one million feddans, and perhaps exceeded this amount. In 1918, the area of sharaki (land not cultivated due to lack of water) was 150,000 feddans, and the total was 116,000 feddans. The area of half-sharaki was estimated at 41,486 feddans, or ten percent of the total for 1918. I believe this difference is the best evidence of the progress made in reducing the damage caused by the low Nile flood.

Cotton Season The area of land cultivated with cotton in Egypt increased. The season was at the end of the flood, and it was estimated that the yield would be three million qintars. However, the weather had a severe impact, and the yield is not expected to exceed two million qintars. The highest yield ever recorded in Egypt ranged between 7.5 and 8 qintars. Based on this, the yield for this year...

From some figures sent by the Agricultural Society, it appears that the average yield per feddan of cotton is decreasing. Here are these figures: Period | Average Yield per Feddan (Qintar) ------- | --------1911-1912 | 7.4 1912-1913 | 7.1 1913-1914 | 6.9 1914-1915 | 6.5 The reasons for this decrease are many, the most important of which is the exhaustion of the land due to repeated cultivation of the same crop, which has become widespread in Egypt. It is feared that this will continue as long as cotton prices remain high. Another reason is the decline in the quality of seeds.