. Brazilian cotton; being the report of the journey of the International cotton mission through the cotton states of São Paulo, Minas Geraes, Bahia, Alagôas, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Parahyba, Rio Grande do Norte. Cotton growing. 190 BRAZILIAN COTTON. S^^--- Carna uba Palms near One Carnauba tree gives from 10 to 14 leaves (" palhas ") at the first cutting (" corte "), and five to six leaves at the second cutting. Generally three cuttings are made, the first in October, the second in December, and the third in Februar3^ The latter is sometimes omitted if rains set in. Four tree
. Brazilian cotton; being the report of the journey of the International cotton mission through the cotton states of São Paulo, Minas Geraes, Bahia, Alagôas, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Parahyba, Rio Grande do Norte. Cotton growing. 190 BRAZILIAN COTTON. S^^--- Carna uba Palms near One Carnauba tree gives from 10 to 14 leaves (" palhas ") at the first cutting (" corte "), and five to six leaves at the second cutting. Generally three cuttings are made, the first in October, the second in December, and the third in Februar3^ The latter is sometimes omitted if rains set in. Four trees give about 100 leaves in the year and from 100 leaves is produced, more or less, one kilo of wax. The leaves are classified into " palhas " and '" olhos " (eyes). " Palhas " are the fully opened-up fan-shaped leaves, whilst " olhos " are the young bright green leaves, standing upright and not yet opened up. The latter provide the best quality. Great care must be exercised in separating the young leaves from the old ones before preparing them. The leaves are cut from the high trees by means of a knife (" clinchete " or '" foice ") attached to a long pole ("vara") com- posed of various lengths, each of which has a name, viz. : " pe da vara," the bottom length. " macaco " the second, " soin " the third, " guariba " the fourth, "' crescentao " the fifth and " emmenda " the sixth. Two people will cut, collect and spread out 2,000 leaves in 12 hours. The leaves are dried in the sun during four days, when they are taken into a shed (" estalleiro ") and slashed by a man into long strips and beaten by a woman. 2,000 leaves are treated in this way in 12 hours. The dust falling out from the cut leaves is taken in a clay bowl (" caco de barro ") over a fire, M^here it is soaked v.'ith some water, or when the dust is put into the bowl in a
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