. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 382 Agricultural Gazette of W. [Ilay 2, 1908. Cotton si'fil which was at one time wasted, is now of iucieasiug value (jwiug to the oil extracted the cake manufactured from the residue. The ])artsof the CommDnweaUli suital)lc for cotton i,'rowin<i are considerably greater than the area undci' cotton in the I'liircd States, being practically unlimit(Ml. The uphind \-ari('ties of cotton fioin which the hulk of the woj-ld's supply is obtained, are no more dilliiuh to cultivat
. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 382 Agricultural Gazette of W. [Ilay 2, 1908. Cotton si'fil which was at one time wasted, is now of iucieasiug value (jwiug to the oil extracted the cake manufactured from the residue. The ])artsof the CommDnweaUli suital)lc for cotton i,'rowin<i are considerably greater than the area undci' cotton in the I'liircd States, being practically unlimit(Ml. The uphind \-ari('ties of cotton fioin which the hulk of the woj-ld's supply is obtained, are no more dilliiuh to cultivate than maize, although the harvesting is rather more expensixc it should also be distinctlv understood that black labour is not essential h)r cotton growing. Everything in connec-. Cotton Bolls. tion with the cultivation and manufacture of cotton can be, and is in many places, ])erformed by white labour. To those farmers who might like to try a plot of cotton as an adjunct to other crops, the following notes on its cultivation in;i\' l»c of interest:— Varieties. Cotton belongs to the botanical order of jilants called Malvacerp, which inchuh^s the common weed mai'sh-mallow, the old-fashioned garden holK' Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New South Wales. Dept. of Agriculture. Sydney, C. Potter, Govt. Printer [etc. ]
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