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“...they appear, neces-
sitating the hire of about 40 days' labour in the season, which, at
10cl. per diem, would cost some 1/. 13s. 4d., leaving a clear profit
of 21, 2s. 8d.
From the above given results it will be seen that, from every
point of-view, upland cotton is suitable to the soil and climate of
Gorea, and is greatly superior to the native plant. The encourage-
ment of its culture would conduce to the prosperity of the native
agriculturist and be a source of great benefit to the spinning mills
of Japan.
B.The Prospects of Cotton after the Culture of Upland Cotton has
been introduced into Gorea.
1. The present area under cotton and the present cotton
crop.In the absence of official statistics on this point investiga-
tions have been made in the different districts, with the following
results:
(a) Area under cotton.The district with the greatest area
under cotton is South Chol-la province, followed by South Kyeng-
sang province and South Pyeng-an province. With the exception
of Ham-yeng...”
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