FOREIGN CROPS AND MARKETS, VOL. 58

May 16, 1949That the difficulty experienced by the Soviet Government in its drive to increase cotton production was due in no small measure to the lack of incentive to grow cotton on the part of the farmers is attested by the fact that a new decree, issued in February 19h9, contains pro visions aimed at increasing the earnings of cotton growers with a view to stimulating their interest in a larger output. In addition, the decree (the full text of which is not yet available) prescribes various other measures to increase cotton production, Thus the Soviet Govern ment campaign for larger cotton supplies, apparently spurred by the desire to provide more cotton for the textile industries in the eastern European countries of the Soviet b 00, has continued unabated during the current year. The Government program., however, is threatened at the outset by unfavorable weather conditions this spring which delayed cotton planting, This may affect the yields adversely.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.