PREFACE 



In the preparation of this book it has been 

 the aim of the authors to give in concise form a 

 practical treatise on Cotton, instructive to the 

 cotton grower. 



The authors desire to express their thanks 

 to the many friends who have assisted them 

 in this work, and especially to the following: 

 Messrs. B. L. Moss, J. A. Evans, and E. C. 

 Ewing in reading the manuscript of certain 

 chapters. In the preparation of this manu- 

 script, we have consulted freely the publications 

 of the State Experiment Stations and the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture; "Cotton," by 

 Burkett and Poe; "Southern Field Crops," by 

 J. F. Duggar, and "Cyclopedia of Agricul- 

 ture," Bailey. 



In the list of illustrations credit is given in 

 detail to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 and to State Experiment Stations and others 

 that contributed photographs for this volume. 



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