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difference, or premium, for long staple is between 3 and 

 5 cents per pound of lint. 



251. Sea Island cotton (Fig. 131). — This cotton is 

 grown only in limited areas on or rather near the seacoast 

 in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. It is generally 



Fig. 132. — Where Sea Island Cotton is Grown. 

 Each dot stands for an annual jrield of 500 bales. 



regarded as a profitable crop only within a distance of 

 about 100 miles from the coast (Fig. 132) . 



The Sea Island cotton plant is distinguished from upland 

 cotton chiefly by the following characteristics : — 



(1) A taller plant, with longer, slenderer branches, and 

 later maturity ; 



