COTTON CROWING.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1923, Page 4

COTTON CROWING.

SYDNEY. August 0. Suceo.--I ul experiments in cotton growing in oath ui tin.* live mainland States of Australia have led to heavy demand- for seed upmi the D;iti-h----•Austridian Cotton Association, which, with Government assistance, lias eaivied out it widespread propaganda in support of tliis industry. Seed for the new planting will Login at the end of next mouth, and it is now certain that t lie to will shortly he nearly 250.00:1 acres under cotton in Australia. | Already over 150.000 acres are under the crop—the greater pari in Queen - ! land. Application-, for seed for the i new plaining are coining in at the rate of nearly 2t")0 acres a day in Queensland. 17 p to due applications nave been received for ■-nfiiriout to plant 47.000 additional acres in that .State jinQ •< -rus! “id. At ihi- reqtn tof he Wes'o.n n A.u-traliau Govenmient, t .w, tons of seed cotton are icing despot ch- • .1 td> Pert!) for planting in the ninth v.e-t in the coming -cm; n. K el e I 1 :. i 'tiO: acre- lias hcen haokod ;■!- leady in New Sow h Wide-, airl -Ml Vaughan (the managim; director ot the A.--ociit.on 1 anticipates that at least 50.00') acre- in the aggregate '■•ill he planted in the ensuing spring. There is unite a. big enquiry, he say.-, e.'in hi tvicts near Sydney, such as in the Nepean and Hawkesbury. Cotton is b-bug taken in at W srateli. N'ewv: tie : and the Association is also receiving ii iigainm colton at it- plant at 1> wn.era, Smith Au-drali'i. and at Sima, i.-c. Vii;.:'i:i. A : nt'-II con-ignmi-rit of , oil u ha- re: hed M Ihoiu lie from c!:e Non In■ iii Tci ritaa v. and li e Y»’e ivrn An Indian Government he - r-hel i'c.e .V-- in!:, a if it will receive a mii dl c-m-ignmeiii from the S’.at ■ for ginning pur|io-es. Tim season through whir th- 1 (■■. lion industry has p:;--ed. the Assoeii't inn reports, lias been the worst on re- oid for 50 year-. Ihe reiuruu in view of this, are legal dot! as nu.-t nip- f:n l cry. There .lias been di.-ne-j■ i 11 1’;i- ui thi'i more : niton had ol I planted <u the M iirruinhidgee j irrigaiion are:'-. Air Vaughan slat -d t ; in. was eon! erring with tire I )r----1 - i f Auri'-ult lire on the qurs- | .jmi of i-hinting on the arcs in the i ..-.UK sea-oil. and the A.-sni iation was mailing one .d it- rdti< to tit" i area.-, ie. eve lolvd-o and sistaiue t.)