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Show a - Sardinia Miy Crow Cottoa Cotton can be grown In Sardinia, the Italian ministry of national economy econo-my has Just proved by experiments which it considers encouraging. The yield on arid land selected for the experiment ex-periment was about three quintals of cotton per acre. Aa Italy Is engaged In a program of raising everything possible within Its borders In order to decrease the amount of aatportg from abroad. It is implied that further attention will be given to the raising of cotton, of which Italy la a heavy buyer. (A metric quintal Is about 220 pounds.). |