’ ENCLOSURE TO PART III. 
Mr. CAMERON thought that as regards Southern Rhodesia this 
would necessarily prove the case in a very short time, as only very 
few farmers grew cotton which was of a sufficiently high standard to 
pass an inspection. If there were a good year next year there would 
be sufficient good seed obtainable. 
Mr. KIRBY thought it was better to make use of properly 
acclimatised seed rather than to bring in ‘seed from any area where 
different climatic conditions existed. 
9. SEED DISTRIBUTION. 
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Milligan) opened the discussion by remark- 
ing that in countries where there were European cotton farmers there 
was no difficulty in being able to multipy the supply of new seed, but 
in native areas it was an entirely different matter; the only solution 
that he could see for these areas was the establishment of seed farms 
as the first step for multiplication. 
Mr. DUCKER said that in Nyasaland there were certain large 
native areas and other smaller isolated areas; the idea was to use the 
smaller areas as stepping stones from pure strain stocks at the 
stations or elsewhere to the general crop of the country. 
Mr. WOOD said that in Tanganyika there were no isolated areas 
of that sort which could be used. 
Mr. KOCH said that in South Africa if a strain was considered 
suitable, about 100 acres of it was grown at an experimental farm; 
the seed from that was distributed to about a dozen progressive 
European growers in suitable areas; these growers have to sign an 
agreement. (Copy of the agreement is included in the Appendix.) 
Mr. NYE remarked that in Uganda there were no European cotton 
farmers and there were not sufficient seed farms to be able to multiply 
the seed to supply the whole country; as much as possible was 
produced at the experimental station and this seed was distributed to 
two or three chiefs who grew this away from all other cotton. The 
danger was that, they had to rely on the ginnery to keep the seed 
separate. After this one area, served by one ginnery, was selected, 
the seed was requisitioned and gradually the area was enlarged until 
finally the whole district was supplied. 
Mr. WOOD expressed the opinion which he supported from his 
own experience that the best way to ensure the economical 
distribution of a valuable strain was to sell it at a price markedly 
above the ordinary market price. 
Mr. CAMERON strongly supported the view and suggested that 
seed should be made up in 10 lbs. and 20 lbs. packets and sold at 
about 1/- a lb., so that an issue of small packets could be made to a 
large number of farmers. 
Mr. PARNELL said this method had been tried, but experience 
showed that eventually seed issued in small quantities was lost; he 
considered that concentration was a better method. The small 
packet method was much too dangerous, as it was liable to get mixed 
in ginning. 
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Milligan) said that taking the multiplication 
rate as 15 times to supply, say, 60,000 acres meant putting out blocks 
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