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Sea island cotton, p. 326; Egyptian cotton, p. 327; 

 Peruvian cotton, p. 328; Classification of varieties, 

 p. 328; Standard and recommended varieties, p. 331 ; 

 Desirable variety characters, p. 333. 



Crossing . . 334 



Seed selection, p. 335 ; Improvement of cotton, p. 335 ; 

 Score card, p. 337; Scale of qualities, p. 337; In- 

 fluence of environment, p. 337. 



Collateral Reading 339 



CHAPTER XIX . 



FIBER CROPS 



Cotton 



Climate and Soils 340 



Distribution 340 



Temperature, p. 340; Rainfall, p. 342. 



Soils 342 



Soils for sea island cotton, p. 343; Deterioration of 

 cotton lands, p. 343; Rotation, p. 344; Influence of 

 commercial fertilizers, p. 346 ; Carriers of fertilizing 

 ingredients, p. 346; Composting, p. 347; Kinds and 

 quantities of commercial fertilizers, p. 348; Methods 

 of applying commercial fertilizers, p. 349. 

 Collateral Reading 350 



CHAPTER XX 



FIBER CROPS 



Cotton 



Cultural Methods 351 



Seasons of Cultural Operations 35 l 



Preparing the seed-bed, p. 3^2; Kind of seed. p. 353; 

 Quantity of seed, p. 354 ; Distance, p. 355 ; Cultiva- 

 tion, p. 356; Topping, p. 357; Picking, p. 357. 



