No. 4 „ 102¹⁄₂ “Good” in class, from mixed seed--some looks afifi, other better, probably Yannovich seed. There are traces of abassi--and is irregular in strength, value P.T. 15 to 20 over F.G.F. No. 5 „ 100 Also from mixed seed--I can trace afifi quality and Yannovich, also some abassi. Value over F.G.F. about 7 to 10 P.T. No. 6 „ 103¹⁄₂ About same as No. 5 and with same mixture. “From the above report you will see that quality generally is good--but I regret the seed got mixed--probably through mistakes in transport or if in single bags some broke and seed became mixed. “The outturn in ginning I consider good and the seed I notice deteriorates but very little as you can see--though with that of Stanton Bey’s I examined with you last year, the deterioration was, if I remember right, something like 10% in one year. The seed from the non irrigated Sudan (I suppose near Khartoum) though from good Afifi seed, almost becomes unfit for sowing and the quality of this cotton had a very poor outturn of about 73%. “Rain crops cannot be depended on, because if no rain for some time the quality will be totally spoilt. “I fail to find any trace of sand in the samples--though the common Sudan non-irrigated cotton was very dirty and sandy.” The following extracts from a letter written to me by Ibrahim Effendi Fahmy, originally a student of the Cairo Agricultural College and at the time of writing Government agriculturist at Khartoum and on leave in Cairo, will be found interesting. “There are three seasons in the Sudan, which are different from those in Egypt. The seasons are:--1st the winter which extends from the 1st November to the end of February, in this season wheat, beans, barley, onions, Indian corn and millets are planted: 2nd, the summer which extends from 1st March to the 15th June, in this season, practically speaking, nothing is planted except a small quantity of millets, and in the middle of the season from the 1st May to the 15th June all agricultural work is stopped owing to the great heat and deficiency of water: and 3rd, the flood season or “Demera” from the 15 June to the end of October; in this season the rains fall, the Nile rises and the heat is decreased, two crops of millets can be taken and cotton, sesame and earthnuts are sown. “Manures are the same as in Egypt. “Cotton sown in March, April and May needs so much water through the summer that its cost is prohibitive. In the really hot weather it must be irrigated every three days. High winds and rain hurt the first open pods, and the pickings are on the 20th August, 20th September and 15th October. After 22 waterings a good field will give 4¹⁄₂ cwt. per acre.