A TREATISE ON COTTON CULTME, 



OF 1 CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



WHERE AND HOW THE PLANT IS RAISED. - A SERIES OP 



PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS AS TO THE ESTABLISHED 



ANNUAL ROUTINE IN COTTON PLANTING. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE COTTON FARM. ITS STOCK, IMPLEMENTS, AND LABORERS 



The Climate for Cotton. Geographical Boundaries of the Cotton Zone. 

 Soils Best Suited to Cotton Growing 1 . Draft Animals Required by the 

 Planter. Plows, Wagons, Laborers, Milk .................... p.p. 9 16 



CHAPTER II. 



PREPARATION OP THE SOIL AND PLANTING. 



Time for Plowing ; Manner of Plowing. Laying-off the Cotton Beds. 

 Time for Planting. Varieties of Seed. Errors in Keeping Seed. Im- 

 mediate Preparation for and Manner of Planting. Amount of Seed Re- 

 quired. Advantages of Precision in Making the Rows. The Old Mode 

 of Planting. Improved Cotton Planter. Preparation of the Seed for 

 Planting .................................................... p.p. 1623 



CHAPTER III. 



HOW THE CROP IS TO BE CULTIVATED. 



First Appearance of the Plant. "Chopping Out." Hoeing, Rapid 

 Movement Required. Attention to Corn. Amount of Moisture Re- 

 quired by Cotton. Lice Bred by Excess of Moisture and, at a Later 

 Stage, Rust. Remedy for these Evils. Proper Shape of Plows for Cotr 

 ton. The Eagle Plow or Sweep. Frequency of Going Over the Crop. 

 Time of First Blooms on Cotton ; Description of Bloom ; the " Forms." 

 Effects of Great Excess of Moisture, etc. Continued Heat at this 

 Stage. When Plowing should be Discontinued. Summary of the Old 

 Routine. Modification of this Routine. Care for the Laborer and his 

 Mule. Improvement on the Old Modes. The Shanghai Plow. Sum- 

 mary of the Best Mode of Planting and Cultivating the Cotton 

 Crop ...................................................... p.p. 2335 



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