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AGRICULTURE 



States. These are, (i) common or short-staple, (2) long- 

 staple upland, and (3) Sea Island cotton. Long-staple 

 upland cotton resembles common cotton very much 

 in appearance and has the same shape of leaf; but 

 its bolls are usually more slender and the lint longer, 

 usually being one and one eighth to one and one half inches 



After U. S. Dept. Agr. 



FIG. 95. WHERE SEA ISLAND COTTON GROWS 

 Each dot stands for an annual yield of 500 bales. 



long. This extra length makes it worth several cents more 

 per pound. However, long-staple cotton is not so produc-., 

 tive of lint as the best varieties of short-staple and is a little 

 later in maturing. It prefers bottom land. Among the 

 popular varieties are Allen, Florodora, and Griffin. 



Sea Island cotton is a tall, slender plant with branches, 

 leaves, and blossoms different from those of short-staple 



