. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. BULLETIN No. 930 Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry WM A. TAYLOR, Chief. siW&-ru Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER December 30, 1920 THE PRODUCTION OF BINDER-TWINE FIBER IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. By H. T. Edwaeds, Specialist in Fiber-Plant Production, Office of Fiber-Plant ( Investigations. CONTENTS. Page. Safeguarding the supply of im- ported raw materials 1 The binder-twine fiber situation 2 The Philippine Islands as a source of binder-twine fiber 3 Present condition of the maguey in- dustry in th
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. BULLETIN No. 930 Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry WM A. TAYLOR, Chief. siW&-ru Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER December 30, 1920 THE PRODUCTION OF BINDER-TWINE FIBER IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. By H. T. Edwaeds, Specialist in Fiber-Plant Production, Office of Fiber-Plant ( Investigations. CONTENTS. Page. Safeguarding the supply of im- ported raw materials 1 The binder-twine fiber situation 2 The Philippine Islands as a source of binder-twine fiber 3 Present condition of the maguey in- dustry in the Philippine Islands 5 Improvements needed in the maguey industry ; 8 Purpose of the cooperative work with the Philippine Bureau of Agriculture 9 Outline of the cooperative work 10 Results of the cooperative work 11 The machine situation 11 The sisal situation 15 Improvements on plantations 18 Summary 18. SAFEGUARDING THE SUPPLY OF IMPORTED RAW MATERIALS. IT IS ONLY within the last five years that any marked degree of attention has been given to the subject of safeguarding the supply of raw products imported into the United States. Appar- ently it has been assumed that the world production of such impor- tant staples as fiber, oil, and rubber would keep pace with the world demand, that there would be a free and relatively unrestricted ex- change of these staples, and that there existed no danger of either an immediate or a future shortage of any of these materials. There has existed, furthermore, a very limited and inadequate understanding of the complex situation that has arisen with the rapid development of modern manufacturing industries. There has been no general comprehension of the fact that there exists to-day a degree of interdependence between different and often widely separated industries that was almost unknown 50 years ago. The World War brought an awakening with respect to these mat- ters. With a decreased production of certain staple products, with 17949°—20 1
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