Sugar-cane, Cotton, and Tobacco 237 



QUESTIONS 



1. What is the difference between cane sirup and molasses? 



2. Why is a plentiful supply of water necessary in soils planted 

 to sugar-cane? 



3. In Louisiana why are the tops and leaves of sugar-cane that are 

 left in the fields burned each year? 



4. Describe the methods employed in harvesting sugar-cane. 



5. Describe vegetative and fruiting branches of cotton. 



6. Describe the cotton blossom. 



7. What qualities determine the difference in value of the various 

 lots of cotton? 



8. Tell the difference between long-staple and short-staple upland 

 cotton. 



9. Why is sea-island cotton not grown on the Piedmont section 

 of the South? 



10. State the uses of cotton and of cotton seed. 



11. Why should shallow cultivation be employed for cotton? 



12. What methods are used to combat the boll-weevil? the boll- 

 worm? 



13. Why is tobacco not grown in more sections of the country? 



14. Define : cigar tobacco, export tobacco, and manufacturing to- 

 bacco. 



15. Why is the ground sterilized where a tobacco seed-bed is to be 

 planted ? How is this usually done ? 



16. How is an even distribution of the seed secured in the tobacco 

 seed-bed ? 



17. What is meant by the topping of tobacco plants and why and 

 how is this done? Why is it necessary to sucker the plants? 



18. Describe the two methods of harvesting tobacco. 



EXERCISES 



1. Propagation of sugar-cane. Examine a stalk of sugar-cane 

 and notice the buds at each node. Describe their size and arrange- 

 ment on the stem. In the fall collect several stalks of cane. Protect 

 half of them during the winter by a covering of soil and allow the other 

 half to be exposed to the weather. In February or March plant some 

 of each lot of cane and observe the results. Examine the buds of those 

 that remain by cutting lengthwise through them. Is there a difference 

 in appearance of the buds? 



