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the " uplands." We are careful to keep all black seed out of our cotton^ 

 but they will appear as the pure seed degeuerates. I tested the Egyp- 

 tian on good land and with the best of culture. It will yield 250 to 300 

 pounds of seed-cotton, while the common Prolific will yieM 800 to 1,000-, 

 while I think the price wonld be no more, prepared for market in the 

 ordinary way. The " Moiua," an upland long-staple variety, as fine as 

 the Egyptian and twice as prolific, was abandoned because there was 

 so little difference in the price of that and the common Prolific, which 

 yields 50 per cent. more. The bolls of the Egyptian have but three 

 lobes; those of the common Prolific have four, and about one-third 

 will be found with five. 



Georgetown County^ 8. C. — The Egyptian cotton-seed was carefully cul- 

 tivated in the same field with Carolina varieties. It grew well ; yellow 

 blossoms, good stalks, but small bolls, and late in maturing. It pos- 

 sesses no advantages for this region. 



Wilkes County, Get. — A decided failure thus far; a fine weed is the 

 only product; some fine stalks without a single boll; seed from thiS; 

 year's crop may produce better results. It is becoming an accepted fact 

 that we generally plant too early. When cotton is planted very early 

 the crop is entirely at the mercy of the inevitable summer drought, 

 which has comparatively little effect on later plantings. 



Wilkinson County, Ga. — Will not answer for this section. Bolls small 

 and scattering; lint good, but not worth botheriug with. . 



McDuffie County, Ga. — A failure in this climate. It will not yield 20 

 pounds of lint per acre on land that would produce 400 pounds of the 

 Prolific. 



Murray County, Ga. — A fine weed, but few bolls, and they are inferior. 

 Not suitable to this climate. 



Clayton County, Ga. — Does not suit our climate. 



Bolivar County, Miss. — I had the Egyptian cotton-seed planted, but 

 did not give it enough space in the drill, which makes it grow too tall, 

 (some growing 12 feet high,) with poor branches. I think if it was 

 checked four feet each way, it would produce well, and not grow so tall, 

 and have more branches. I sent a sample to a few cotton merchants in 

 Kew Orleans and Memphis. They say it is very'fine, but that it cannot 

 be ginnel on our common .g-ins, as they cut the lint badly. 



Winston County, Miss. — I planted the Egyptian cotton about the lotli- 

 of April, on the same kind of grouud on which our ordinary seed was 

 planted, without manure. The summer and fall have been ver}- dry. 

 The stalks grew very tall and are full of bolls, but it is at least three 

 weeks later than our common cotton. The bolls cannot mature, as they 

 are now quite green, and some of them quite small. 



Washinyfon County, Miss. — The Egyptian cotton has proved a fiiilure. 

 The stalk'is very large, but it has not boiled well, and as yet but few 

 of the bolls are open. I think it will not yield over oue-tweutieth of a. 

 good, ordinary crop on the same ground. 



Clark County, Miss. — Will not answer for this climate ; summers not 

 loug- enough. It stands dry weather well, and is still green and bloom- 

 ing', while the common cotton is yellow and almost entirely shed. 



Coahoma County, Miss. — A failure here. But few bolls have matured. 



Lawrence County, Ala. — The Egyptian cotton I find to be a vigorous, 

 thrifty i)lant, free from rust and the boll- worm this season ; but it is 

 much later than the green seed-cotton — too late for this climate. The 

 first boll opened 25th September, and the yield is not above second-rate 

 green seed, say 500 pounds seed-cotton to the acre. It may, however, 

 produce some valuable hybrids with the early green seed. 



