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Show GROWING OF COTTON PUSHED IN AUSTRALIA BRISBANE, A'JPtralia, Sept. 22. Chiefly beciin.se of the war, cotton-iowlni: is being be-ing takf-n up with Increased vigor ly farmers in Lh:s state fQucenRla nd as shown by the large amount of raw material ma-terial whif-h the department of agriculture agricul-ture is receiving for ginning purpose a. To foster the Industry the department h.tK been buying Hll the raw ro'ton trnwri m the stale, ginning " and hetbng Jt on behalf be-half of the giowers. IaM year th" amount dinner tJp r, June ;,) whs 2.4', pounds, ni'-bidim? 7,-'i pound from New ;nhie;i. rn to June, vj this vf-nr the de; n rt n ,-n t. h.i re. .'v.-d Knri.lx from Q.iew.rlcnd k rowers alone and farmers aro Mill Hendiny In ' i i i r pn kiiiL's. ( iron r nr- a-m rant t-.i .-f-n!K a pound nr.' any baian-, made after t j,e rt merit ban p;, id t he expenses ex-penses of nnni:,z. T;m yer giow.-rf, ; '.. '.' a fr.-i'i kti unrr 5 perils a poim-l To.h .war's '-orton L from fe,-j onuime.j from tlie fni:ej sttr-R. |