-115 -Effect of Time of Planting on Strength of Cotton.—When we consider the strength of the fibres expressed as the breaking strain in grammes, we find a similar but less pronounced falling off in the values. It is not until the remnants, so to speak, of the cotton crop are examined that an appreciable loss of qualityis evident. Moreover considerable variation in the strength of the fibres is found during the earlier part of the picking season : Variation in Strength of Fibres throughout Season.

Aeifi, 1914.