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obtained, it might be sent round to all other territories to be tried out. 
He thought a resolution to this effect might be of value. On his 
return to South Africa he himself proposed to send samples of, say, 
up to 10 lbs. to the different representatives attending the Con‘erence 
for experimental purposes. 
THE CHAIRMAN (Mr. Milligan) thought it would possibly be 
better that such seed should be sent round on request. If a new type 
were produced, information could be circulated with regard to it to 
the various Governments, or, possibly, through the East African 
Journal, if the proposal materialised, giving its special characteristics, 
80 that everybody concerned would have the necessary information 
and, if he desired to give it a trial, he would know where to apply. 
There was another point, there was a danger of a new strain being 
scrapped, because no one happened to want it at the time, while, at 
a later date, such a strain might be useful. Such strains, however, 
could be stored in sealed vessels. As the cotton industry developed 
possibly a special station for keeping special strains alive might come 
into being. 
It was agreed 
That the Empire Cotton Growing Corporation be asked to 
prepare and publish a list, which should be kept up to date by 
the issue of supplements, of all varieties and strains of cotton in 
cuitivation throughout the world, with a description of the 
characteristics of each variety and the conditions under which it 
was grown. 
It was recommended that cotton breeders in their reports 
should give details of such strains as they were themselves 
rejecting, but which, owing to special characteristics, might be 
of value to others; small stocks of such seed should be stored 
locally against further requirements. 
7. Mgernops oF PranTiNG FOR Economica MULTIPLICATION OF SEED. 
Mr. PARNELL raised the question of planting small plots by hand 
and asked for information and the results of other workers. He had 
tried dibbling single seeds in a hole 1 in. to 1} ins. and filling the hole 
up with sand, but was now planting in the ordinary way with a 
handful of kraal manure on the top; the latter prevents the formation 
of crust. 
Mr. CAMERON said he was at present experimenting with several 
varieties of beans, in order to ascertain which variety will germinate 
at the same time as the cotton. He said he would communicate the 
results. 
Mr. NYE had also tried planting with beans, but had not got 
increased germination. 
Mr. PARNELL said that a tarmer in the Barberton area, in order 
to assist in the propagation of a jassid resisting strain, offered to use the 
single seed method, along with manure, on a field of 50 acres (this 
works out at 3lbs. per acre at 1 foot apart and 3 ft. 6ins. between the 
rows). Turning then to the question of the planting of large areas 
thinly, he said that he knew of no machine which was able to do this 
properly. In order to obviate the labour difficulty it was desirable to 
find a drill capable of dropping seeds two or three at a time at any 
spacing up to two feet. 
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