Abstract
AN interesting account of the future possibilities of the cotton industry in Nigeria was given by Mr. G. Browne, manager of the English Cotton Growing Corporation's Seed Farm in Northern Nigeria, at a recent meeting of the Administrative Council. The farm was started ten years ago, and has been chiefly occupied with testing out new strains of cotton prior to their distribution to the native farmers. In addition, a study has been made of intercropping with some plant other than cotton, the evidence going to show that better results are secured if two crops follow each other instead of being grown almost simultaneously. The question of the maintenance of fertility inevitably arises with this practice, and as green manuring proved unsuccessful, an entirely new method, namely, the introduction of cattle, was tried.
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Cotton Industry in Northern Nigeria. Nature 137, 900 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137900b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/137900b0