— 107 — Cotton Account—continued.

13,860 rotls cobton seed @ £E.7.500 per metric ton £E.103.850 Less brokerage @ 2 m/ms. % 2.596 £E.101.254 Nett proceeds—Sale of lint £B. 257.292 Sale of seed 101.254 £E.358.546 Cost of transport, sacks, ginning £E.47.54G Cost of growing, 22 feddans @ £E. 5.460 120.120 £E.167.660 Result £E.358.546 167.660 Nett Profit £E.190.886 or £E.8.677 per feddan.

Wheat Account.

The wheat crop, 1914-15, yielded 246 kantars (of 100 rotls) of grain and 300 kantars (of 100 rotls) of " tibn " from 25 feddans.

£E. 2.000 may be regarded as a normal price for the large ardeb of 400 rotls of wheat : 61.5 ardebs @ £E.2.000 £E.123.000 300 kantars tibn @ 100 m/ms 30.000 £E. 153.000 Cost of Production.

25 feddans @ £E.3.207 £E.80.175 Result £E.153.000 80.175 Nett Profit £E. 72.825 or £E.2.913 per feddan.

Disposal of Lubia Crops.—Lubia afin is a very much underrated crop from a commercial point of view.

The fact that it is a legume and will grow all the year round should be sufficient argument for its inclusion in all "rotations without question. It will be seen from the following figures that it is a profitable crop to grow, apart from the foregoing reason.