340 SUCCESSFUL FARMING 



The larger part of the cotton crop of the United States falls under the 

 following grades: strict good middling, good middling, strict middling 

 and middling. Storms and early frost increase the quantity in the lower 

 grades. 



The diseases and insect enemies of cotton are discussed in Part VIII 

 of this book. 



REFERENCES 



"From Cotton Field to Cotton Mill." Thompson. 

 "Hemp." Boyce. 

 "Cotton." Burkett and Poe. 

 "Southern Field Crops." Duggar. 

 IT. S. Dept. of Agriculture: 



Bulletin 38. "Egyptian Cotton Seed Selection." 



Bulletin 279. "Single Stalk Cotton Culture at San Antonio." 

 U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry : 



Circular 26. "Egyptian Cotton in Southwestern U. S." 



Circular 57. "Cultivation of Hemp in U. S." 



Circular 123. "Production of Long-Staple Cotton." 

 Farmers' Bulletins, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture : 



302. "Sea Island Cotton." 



314. "Method of Breeding Early Cotton to Escape Boll- Weevil." 



326. "Building Up' a Run-Down Cotton Plantation." 



364. "A Profitable Cotton Farm." 



501. "Cotton Improvement Under Weevil Conditions." 



577. "Growing Egyptian Cotton in Arizona." 



591. "Classification and Grading of Cotton." 



601. "A New System of Cotton Culture and Its Application." 



