CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 

 INTRODUCTORY 



Classification of fibres Methods of investigation, including micro- 

 scopical and chemical examination, determination of length and 

 diameter of ultimate fibres, and measurement of strength and elonga- 

 tion under stress pp. i-S 



CHAPTER II 

 COTTON 



Cotton plant and its products Structure and composition of cotton 

 fibre Cultivation Diseases and pests Preparation of cotton for the 

 market pp. 9-48 



CHAPTER III 



COTTON PRODUCTION IN THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES 

 AND THE CHIEF COMMERCIAL VARIETIES 



Production and varieties of cotton in the United States, Egypt, 

 India, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Asiatic Russia, China and Japan Cotton 

 prices pp. 49-75 



CHAPTER IV 



COTTON GROWING IN BRITISH WEST AFRICA AND 

 OTHER PARTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE 



Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, Gambia Anglo -Egyptian Sudan 

 Uganda, East Africa and Nyasaland Protectorates British West 

 Indies Cyprus ... pp. 76-97 



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