Show to improve rove chinese cotton conlu jn J n at japanese manufacturers working earnestly to better quality to compete with america washington Japan japanese epe cotton manufacturers are working earnestly earne sUy to improve la prove the quality of cotton grown grow n in china so that they will riot not bo be dependent oh on the american grown product pr according to vice consul niall of shanghai a japanese firm close to the chinese government began experiments last year at kling kang wang wane province 0 Klang su with cottonseed ton seed obtained from frob 1 several coun tries tafta seeds from india and japan ra rave gave ve poor results tile the american seed eed however has produced a cotton greatly superior to the native the staple to a food but the color owing to heavy rain Is poor it future trials are successful seeds will be distributed to the farmers gratis gratia the japanese hope ho pe in this way to procure a cotton of american grade which they can purchase at low price and lay down in their own country with small cost of 0 transportation ible accomplished american cotton will ivill only be bought by japan when her reqUIre requirements monts exceed chinai cainas 3 production most of the cotton la Is grown on small mall carmi of 0 olve to seven acres acrea tile whole family says the journal of the tha Amer american letin asiatic engages itself in the cultivating and works as aa many luany as an twelve hours a day it the work exceeds the tha capacity of the cp olles a are arc hired at IG cents a day tile the implements used in tho the cult culli aro are oc at a mje type the wooden frame plough with an iron blade la Is drayn drawn by cows and buffaloes the hoe used corresponds to the american america ll 11 adze the method used tn in raising ig wa ter for irrigation Is a by a pump consisting s t of a string of cups sometimes es operated by animals A rude sickle Is used for cutting transportation about the iho fields Is done on human backs while tho the haul to the market Is done dona by wheelbarrow small 1111 ditches fed by creeks surround tha fields for irrigation the ground la Is broken brohen wice twice t a year in spring and autumn the plants grow to six or seven neven feet in height and the crop la Is gathered in september or october about go 60 per cent of the cotton la Is manufactured by native process in the treaty porta most or of the cotton Is sold eold to foreign manufacturers eri |