TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Botanical Relations ^ 



History of Cotton Growing in North Carolina 5 



Cotton Production in North Carohna 7 



Yield per Acre 8 



Cotton Soils of the State — Piedmont Section 8 



Cecil Sandy Loam ^ 



Cecil Clay Loam 9 



Cecil Clay ^ 



Fundamental Treatment 9 



Methods of Handling Green Manure in Piedmont Section 11 



Plowing 12 



Fertilization 1<^ 



Cotton Soils of the State — Coastal Plains Section 15 



Norfolk Fine Sandy Loam 16 



Norfolk Sandy Loam 16 



Portsmouth Fine Sandy Loam 16 



Fundamental Treatment 16 



Methods of Handling Green Manure— Coastal Plains Section 16 



Plowing 18 



Fertihzation 18 



Preparation of the Seed Bed — Piedmont Section 20 



Ridge or Level Culture? 20 



Application of Fertilizers 21 



Cultivation 21 



Preparation of the Seed Bed— Coastal Plairis Section 22 



Thinning 22 



Topping 22 



Seed Selection 22 



Rotation 23 



Variety Tests 24 



The Best Variety 25 



Sources of Seed Tested in 1911 36 



