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SECTION XIX. 



Cotton. Buck-wheat. Rice. Flax. Hemp. 

 Hops. Soap. Candles. Honey-bees. Seve- 

 ral Remarks on Reptiles ; destructive Flies, 

 Worms, $c. 



COTTON is raised in the same manner as 

 tobacco, in every respect.- (See Section 

 XXIV). It grows on a plant about twelve 

 or eighteen inches high, and has a husk 

 round it like a chesnut, which opens when 

 ripe. It requires great attention : for either 

 sun or rain will readily injure it, and spoil 

 the colour. 



Buck-wheat is easy to raise. It is sown 

 in August, and reaped in October. The 

 produce is small not more than three or 

 four bushels per acre. It is in great use 

 for cakes for breakfast ; they are very good: 

 by taking the outer skin off before it is 

 ground, the flour is very white. 



