IMPERIAL INSTITUTEHANDBOOKS
THE AGRICULTURAL ANDFOREST
PRODUCTS OF BRITISH WEST AFRICA
IMPERIAL INSTITUTE SERIES OF HANDBOOKS TO THECOMMERCIAL RESOURCES OF THE TROPICS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TOBRITISH WEST AFRICA
ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THESECRETARY
OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES
EDITED BY
WYNDHAM R. DUNSTAN, C.M.G., M.A., LL.D.,F.R.S
DIRECTOR OF THE IMPERIALINSTITUTE; PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE
WEST AFRICA
Territory held by Great Britainunder Mandate is hatched in Red. ![[Legend]](https://oldbook.b-cdn.net/kitaplar/8/pg70973-h/images/legend.jpg) | Stanford’s Geogl.Estabt., London. |
IMPERIAL INSTITUTEHANDBOOKS
THE
AGRICULTURAL AND
FOREST PRODUCTS OF
BRITISH WEST AFRICA
BY
GERALD C. DUDGEON,C.B.E.
LATELY CONSULTING AGRICULTURIST ANDDIRECTOR-GENERAL
OF AGRICULTURE IN EGYPT; PREVIOUSLYINSPECTOR OF
AGRICULTURE FOR BRITISH WESTAFRICA
WITH A PREFACEBY
WYNDHAM R. DUNSTAN, C.M.G., M.A., LL.D.,F.R.S.
DIRECTOR OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE
SECOND EDITION
WITH MAPS ANDILLUSTRATIONS
LONDON
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.
1922
All RightsReserved
[v]PREFACE TO THESECOND EDITION
Since the first edition ofthis book appeared, British West Africa has experienced a seriousset-back in its development through the occurrence of the GreatEuropean War. From that war, however, many lessons will have beenlearnt, which will, it is hoped, make the course of progress in thefuture more sure and perhaps more rapid.
The cultivation of cotton has now been shown to be successfuland profitable in Nigeria. In the Northern Provinces great progresshas been made in perfecting a cotton originally grown from“American Upland” seed, whilst the Southern Provinces have producedincreasing quantities of an improved native cotton of the type of“M