Cotton 



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the American types a form of Egyptian cotton is grown 

 to a limited extent in California and Arizona. 



498. Cultivation. Bearing in mind the continuous 

 growing habit of the cotton plant, and the relation of this 



Fig. 213. Cotton stalk with vigorous fruiting branches and one slow growing 

 vegetative branch. Type of early, rapid continuous fruiting stalk. Note that 

 the first fruiting branches are low and continuous fruiting. 



to fruiting, it is plain that the first consideration should 

 be to provide the conditions that make growth continuous 

 and normal throughout the growing season. Aside from the 

 natural richness of the soil, the regularity of the supply 

 of moisture is most important. (Tf 105). While cotton 

 is classed as a drouth resisting crop, it is well to remember 



