Iieiglit (if the steiii is reconlctl. Secdiid, mh\ the tuniiiig pdiiifc iw (icifrij lined by the onset of the eold winter winds, a. [)en(id in h liich growth is checked and vcjy little further fomuition of branches or flowers occurs. Tiic bolls already formed proceed to maturity, the (|na,]ity of their contents depentling ou the chmatic conditions during the initial stages of their development.

The iniiueiice of increased cultivation is clearly seen in tlie accoujpanying graph, on whicli the liojhng curves of the different plots aiv dtipicteih In every case an unproved tdth has resulted in an increased vield per plant, and couseyuently a larger return per feddan.

The effects on the seed cotton are tabulated below. Only the results from the last season are available, but there is no reason to suppose that they are in anv wav abnormal.

I Cultivation Experiment 1915 Feddano I fa 2 Bollinq Curve.5 Oet Nov Dee Jin Ftb feddani 5 06 FeJclans 5 t, 4 Ucl t+ov fee Jan FeF" Feddans 7 & f Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb i feddan5 9t,IO Oct Nov Pec Jan Feb' Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb